<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Erie Canal </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Current Route of the Erie Canal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Specifications </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 363 miles ( 584 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Locks </Th> <Td> 36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Maximum height above sea level </Th> <Td> 571 ft ( 174 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> open </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Navigation authority </Th> <Td> New York State Canal Corporation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original owner </Th> <Td> New York State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Principal engineer </Th> <Td> Benjamin Wright </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other engineer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Canvass White , Amos Eaton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction began </Th> <Td> July 4 , 1817 ( at Rome , New York ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date of first use </Th> <Td> May 17 , 1821 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date completed </Th> <Td> October 26 , 1825 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date restored </Th> <Td> September 3 , 1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Geography </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Start point </Th> <Td> Hudson River near Albany , New York ( 42 ° 47 ′ 00 '' N 73 ° 40 ′ 36 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.7834 ° N 73.6767 ° W ﻿ / 42.7834 ; - 73.6767 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> End point </Th> <Td> Niagara River near Buffalo , New York ( 43 ° 01 ′ 25 '' N 78 ° 53 ′ 24 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.0237 ° N 78.8901 ° W ﻿ / 43.0237 ; - 78.8901 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Branch ( es ) </Th> <Td> Oswego Canal , Cayuga -- Seneca Canal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Branch of </Th> <Td> New York State Canal System </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Connects to </Th> <Td> Champlain Canal , Welland Canal </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Erie Canal </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Current Route of the Erie Canal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Specifications </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 363 miles ( 584 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Locks </Th> <Td> 36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Maximum height above sea level </Th> <Td> 571 ft ( 174 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> open </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Navigation authority </Th> <Td> New York State Canal Corporation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original owner </Th> <Td> New York State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Principal engineer </Th> <Td> Benjamin Wright </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other engineer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Canvass White , Amos Eaton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction began </Th> <Td> July 4 , 1817 ( at Rome , New York ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date of first use </Th> <Td> May 17 , 1821 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date completed </Th> <Td> October 26 , 1825 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date restored </Th> <Td> September 3 , 1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Geography </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Start point </Th> <Td> Hudson River near Albany , New York ( 42 ° 47 ′ 00 '' N 73 ° 40 ′ 36 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.7834 ° N 73.6767 ° W ﻿ / 42.7834 ; - 73.6767 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> End point </Th> <Td> Niagara River near Buffalo , New York ( 43 ° 01 ′ 25 '' N 78 ° 53 ′ 24 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.0237 ° N 78.8901 ° W ﻿ / 43.0237 ; - 78.8901 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Branch ( es ) </Th> <Td> Oswego Canal , Cayuga -- Seneca Canal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Branch of </Th> <Td> New York State Canal System </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Connects to </Th> <Td> Champlain Canal , Welland Canal </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the erie canal started being built
when did the erie canal started being built
July 4 , 1817
July 4 , 1817