New York State Canal System Inspections

Considered an engineering marvel when it was completed in 1825, the 525-mile long New York State Canal System links the waters of Lake Erie in the west to the Hudson River in the east. Today the barge canal system can accommodate vessels up to 2,000 tons but is primarily used for recreational purposes and serves as a method of controlling floods. McLaren Engineering Group is helping keep this National Historic Landmark alive by providing underwater inspections, mechanical and electrical inspections, load rating analysis and hydrographic surveying along the canal system’s Eastern Division including the Fort Edward (on the Champlain Canal), Waterford, Fonda and Utica sections.