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The Culvert Road

 
 
The Culvert Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2015
1. The Culvert Road Marker
North side. There is an identical twin sign on the south side.
Inscription. Only road under the Erie Canal in Ripley's Believe It Or Not. Culvert built in 1823.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Erie Canal series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.
 
Location. 43° 14.152′ N, 78° 20.433′ W. Marker is in Ridgeway, New York, in Orleans County. Marker is on Culvert Road (County Route 35) ¼ mile south of Portage Road, on the right when traveling south. Identical markers are fixed to the stone structure to the right of the portal for the roadway, southbound and northbound. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Medina NY 14103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Medina Culvert (a few steps from this marker); Unlock the Adventure (approx. 1.6 miles away); 1st Religious Society (approx. 1.7 miles away); Burial Ground (approx. 1.9 miles away); Millville 1815 (approx. 2.1 miles away); In Honor of Our Departed Comrades (approx. 2.3 miles away); Earliest Church (approx. 2½ miles away); "The Big Apple" (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgeway.
 
Regarding The Culvert Road. This is not the original 1823 culvert. See The Medina Culvert Marker for details.
 
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1. Medina Culvert - The Travels of Tug 44. (Submitted on March 27, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Driving under the culvert - You Tube. Northbound. 34 seconds duration. Rock soundtrack. (Submitted on March 27, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Southbound image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2015
2. Southbound
Clearance 7'6"
Northbound image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, March 22, 2015
3. Northbound
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 471 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 27, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.

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