<P> The canal began on the west side of the Hudson River at Albany , and ran north to Watervliet , where the Champlain Canal branched off . At Cohoes , it climbed the escarpment on the west side of the Hudson River and then turned west along the south shore of the Mohawk River , crossing to the north side at Crescent and again to the south at Rexford . The canal continued west near the south shore of the Mohawk River all the way to Rome , where the Mohawk turns north . </P>
<P> The canal began on the west side of the Hudson River at Albany , and ran north to Watervliet , where the Champlain Canal branched off . At Cohoes , it climbed the escarpment on the west side of the Hudson River and then turned west along the south shore of the Mohawk River , crossing to the north side at Crescent and again to the south at Rexford . The canal continued west near the south shore of the Mohawk River all the way to Rome , where the Mohawk turns north . </P>
where does the erie canal meet the hudson river
where does the erie canal meet the hudson river
on the west side of the Hudson River at Albany
on the west side of the Hudson River at Albany