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Visitors can step back in time while taking a leisurely 25-minute cruise
on the Ben Franklin III. Along the route they pass the Duck Creek Aqueduct,
a covered bridge that carries the canal 16 feet over Duck Creek. It is
believed to be the only structure of its kind in the nation.
$4.00 Adults (13-54); $3.50 Sr. Citizens (55-89); $2.00 Youth (3-12);
$1.00 Student School Groups; Free to 2 and under and 90+
In 2005, the state of Indiana completed some
repair/refurbishment work on the old wooden Aqueduct and on the gates for
lock #24 just east of town. To accomplish this work, water had to be
removed from the canal. The water supply had been shut down and thus
there was no water in the canal.
Work was completed and water readmitted to the canal by June 25, 2005.
The work that was done on the structures
will result in extending the life of the aqueduct and lock, though not much will appear different. That is because, for the
aqueduct, the floor and sides of the water channel had to be rebuilt, and
for the lock, the massive gates were repaired. Thus, most of the
work was completed under water as designed. |
