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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Closures
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This page contains up to date information on trail and towpath closures at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP. This page is updated on a regular basis.
As of September 4, 2008 Billy Goat Trail sections "A", "B", and "C" are open.
As of September 4, 2008 the towpath between Dam Four (MP 85) and McMahon's Mill (MP 88.10) is closed due to rock slides. Please use marked detours on local roads.
As of September 4, 2008 the towpath is closed to vehicle traffic at mile post 181.4.
The new restroom facilities at Great Falls are now open to the public. The lower parking lot is closed to vehicle traffic.
Please check back for updates and trail openings and closures.
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Did You Know?
Aqueducts are water filled bridges. Aqueducts carried the canal and boat traffic over major waterways, like rivers. Of the 11 aqueducts built along the canal, the Monocacy Aqueduct is the longest at 516 feet, its seven arches constructed mainly of stone quarried from nearby Sugarloaf Mountain.
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Last Updated: September 04, 2008 at 10:01 EST |
