The Navigation in The Present Day
While many of the dams remain, there are only two watered stretches of the canal still in existence. Some 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of the original 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long Oakes Reach between Oaks and Mont Clare and the 1 mile (1.6 km) reach in Manayunk. Ruins and remnants of the canals structure are still visible along its length. Many of the locks chambers still exist but are buried to varying degrees. Some of the locktender's houses still exist. Even if filled in, the canal's presence in may river communities is remembered by several Canal Streets.
Leesport has a restored Locktender's house on E. Wall Street. The adjacent lock is filled in, but the SW corner and top of the chamber are visible. Near Gibraltar, the Allegheny Creek Aqueduct still exists along with a drained section of the canal prism. The Aqueduct is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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