Wiconisco Canal

Wiconisco Canal
Aqueduct No. 3 over Powell Creek
Map of historic Pennsylvania canals
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	Wiconisco Creek
• location	Millersburg, Dauphin County
• coordinates	40°32′10″N 76°57′56″W / 40.53611°N 76.96556°W / 40.53611; -76.96556[n 1]
• elevation	381 ft (116 m)[1]
Mouth	Susquehanna River
• location	Opposite the mouth of the Juniata River, Dauphin County
• coordinates	40°24′03″N 77°00′49″W / 40.40083°N 77.01361°W / 40.40083; -77.01361[n 2]
• elevation	335 ft (102 m)[2]
Length	12 mi (19 km)[3]
Basin features
River system	Pennsylvania Canal
Original owner	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The Wiconisco Canal was a 19th century transportation waterway, about 12 miles (19 km) long, in Dauphin County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Running along the east bank of the Susquehanna River between Millersburg and Duncan's Island at the mouth of the Juniata River, the canal overcame about 42 feet (13 m) of vertical lift through the use of 7 locks.^{[4][n 3]}

Started by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the canal was completed in 1845 by a private firm and used to ship coal and other goods from northern Dauphin County to distant markets. Sold to a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad, it continued operating until largely destroyed by a flood in 1889. The canal's biggest aqueduct, No. 3 near Halifax, continues to serve as a highway bridge over Powell Creek. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, as the Bridge in Reed Township.^[5]

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