Sault Ste. Marie Canal

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National Historic Site of Canada canal lock system

The Sault Ste. Marie Canal is a historic Canadian lock and canal system in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, that once formed a key part of Great Lakes shipping and is now a National Historic Site.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Sault Ste. Marie Canal Emergency Swing Dam 1
Sault Ste. Marie Canal main lock 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
canal ⓘ
lock system ⓘ
builder Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form: Government of Canada
city Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
surface form: Sault Ste. Marie
connects Lake Huron ⓘ
Lake Superior ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1889 ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
currentUse heritage tourism ⓘ
park and historic site ⓘ
recreational navigation ⓘ
hasHeritageValue engineering history ⓘ
industrial heritage ⓘ
transportation history ⓘ
hasLock Sault Ste. Marie Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sault Ste. Marie Canal main lock
hasStructure Sault Ste. Marie Canal Administration Building ⓘ
Sault Ste. Marie Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sault Ste. Marie Canal Emergency Swing Dam

Sault Ste. Marie Canal Powerhouse ⓘ
Sault Ste. Marie Canal Stores Building ⓘ
Sault Ste. Marie Canal Superintendent’s Residence ⓘ
Sault Ste. Marie Canal Swing Bridge ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction historic buildings ⓘ
visitor centre ⓘ
walking trails ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1987 ⓘ
historicalRole facilitated shipping between Lake Superior and lower Great Lakes ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1895 ⓘ
locatedIn Ontario ⓘ
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
surface form: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
locatedNear Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge ⓘ
locatedOnWaterway St. Marys River ⓘ
locatedOpposite Soo Locks ⓘ
managedBy Parks Canada ⓘ
notableFor being part of the Great Lakes shipping route ⓘ
emergency swing dam ⓘ
opened 1895 ⓘ
operatedBy Parks Canada ⓘ
partOf Great Lakes waterway ⓘ
province Ontario ⓘ
region Great Lakes region ⓘ
separatedBy St. Marys River ⓘ
status historic canal ⓘ
waterwayType ship canal ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ontario → containsLandmark → Sault Ste. Marie Canal ⓘ
Sault Ste. Marie Canal → hasLock → Sault Ste. Marie Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sault Ste. Marie Canal main lock
St. Marys River → hasLock → Sault Ste. Marie Canal ⓘ
Sault Ste. Marie Canal → hasStructure → Sault Ste. Marie Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sault Ste. Marie Canal Emergency Swing Dam
subject surface form: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario