Illinois and Michigan Canal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Illinois_and_Michigan_Canal
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:canal
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces yes
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:State_of_Illinois
gptkbp:closed 1933
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Chicago_River
gptkb:Illinois_River
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1836
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:William_Gooding
gptkbp:hasAqueduct 4
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite gptkb:Illinois_and_Michigan_Canal_National_Heritage_Corridor
gptkbp:hasLock 17
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Illinois and Michigan Canal
gptkbp:length 96 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:opened 1848
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Ottawa
gptkb:Joliet
gptkb:Lockport
gptkb:Morris
LaSalle
gptkbp:purpose facilitate transportation between Great Lakes and Mississippi River
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Chicago_Sanitary_and_Ship_Canal
gptkbp:status historic
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chicago_Sanitary_and_Ship_Canal
gptkb:Illinois_and_Michigan_Canal_National_Heritage_Corridor
gptkb:Lemont,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5