Buffalo Waterfront
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Union Ship Canal / South Buffalo
Lighthouse
Outer Harbor, Buffalo, NY
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The pedestrian bridge over the Union Ship Canal. Foreground: Buffalo; background: Lackawanna
The pedestrian bridge replaced a 2-lane traffic bridge.
On Route 5, the Father Baker Bridge was replaced by a lower bridge in the early 1990s.
Looking east
Looking south. Building is the former Bethlehem Steel Co., Management Building
Former Bethlehem Steel Companies buildings
View from Lake Erie: South Buffalo Lighthouse and former Bethlehem Steel buildings
South Buffalo Lighthouse
South Buffalo Lighthouse
The Union Ship Canal, technically located in Buffalo, is, for practical purposes, the boundary between Buffalo and Lackawanna.The Canal was dug by the Goodyears for access by lake freighters to the Susquehanna Iron Company and Pennsylvania RR's ore docks. The Susquehanna plant changed hands and was owned by Hanna Furnace for some time. Bethlehem Steel operated the short section of dock from rt. 5 to the harbor.
The Union Ship Canal should not be confused with the City Ship Canal next to Kelly Island.
See also:
- 3 photos - South Buffalo Lighthouse
- Drawing: Union Ship Canal adjoining Bethlehem Steel
- "The Nature Possibility" Public meeting with recommendations for reuse of the Union Ship Canal. pdf version HTML version
