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Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 -- Newark, NY

Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 (also called the Middle Lockville lock) is located in Newark, NY, northeast of the center of town and across the street from the present Lock No. 28-B. It is a double-chamber, single-length lock. The south chamber is over half buried with fill, but the north chamber is empty and it is possible to walk halfway down into it before encountering swampy conditions. Below are photographs taken in mid-September 2006 -- click on an image below to see the full-size version.

Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 at Newark, N.Y., looking east
Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 at Newark. Left: North chamber ; Right: South chamber.
Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 at Newark - north chamber. The holes on the right of the left picture (and in the two pictures in the upper row) would have been inlets for filling the chambers with the higher level water to the west.
Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 at Newark - within the south chamber, looking west toward new Lock No. 28-B.	Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 at Newark - south chamber. Note the recess for the lock gates when in the open position.
Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 at Newark - eastern end, looking north.	Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 at Newark - eastern end, looking south.
Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 at Newark - eastern end, looking west.	Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 at Newark - north chamber, showing the recess for one of the western lock gates when in the open position.
Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 at Newark - north chamber. Note the recesses for the lock gates when in the open position.	Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 at Newark - north chamber. Note the recess for one of the lock gates when in the open position.
	Left: Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59 at Newark: eastern end. Note the corrugations which provide the lock tender better footing when pushing open the gates. This view is off to the left of the picture above. In the picture above, at the top, may be seen two more such structures (looking like a curved V in the grass).