the Erie Canal
/ði ˌɪəri kəˈnæl/
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- a US canal completed in 1825. It was built to connect Lake Erie with the Hudson River, so that goods from New York City could be sent by water to the states in the Midwest. The canal was 365 miles/585 kilometres long. The New York State Barge Canal replaced it in 1918 and goes along some of the old route.
伊利运河：美国的一条运河，于1825年完工。它的建成是为了连接伊利湖和哈德逊河，以便可以将纽约市的货物通过水运到中西部各州。运河长365英里/ 585公里。纽约州的驳船运河在1918年取代了它，并沿一些旧路线行驶。