Bridge 37 our starting point at St Rte 82 south of Geneseo, IL
Aqueduct 7 looking east
Aqueduct 7 looking south
Aqueduct 7 looking north
Aqueduct 7 looking west
Lilly pad area just west of Aqueduct 7
Coming up on Bridge 38
Looking east from Bridge 38
Double Click on this picture to see the moss flowing with the water.
Looking east from Bridge 39
Looking west from Bridge 39
Coming up on Lock 25 from the east.
Looking through Lock 25 to the west.
Looking west from Lock 25
Upstream spillway Lock 25.
Bridge 40A looking east.
Bridge 40A looking west at Lock 26 and Lift Bridge 40.
Looking east through Lock 26 from Lift Bridge 40.
Lock 26 and Lift Bridge 40.
Coming up on location of former Aqueduct 8, which no longer exists.
Retaining wall at upstream end of Aqueduct 8, where the aqueduct originally started.
Judy is walking her bike across the wall in this picture.
Up stream Reverse siphon Intake at Aqueduct 8 to transport water to other
side of the Green River, looking east.
Modern Bridge to cross the Green River, looking east.
Up Stream Gate area of lock 27, where reverse siphon water re-enters the canal.
Looking west through Lock 27.
Here is a satellite view of Lock 27 and location of Aqueduct 8 location, double click picture for detail view.
Just west of Lock 27.
The path is washed out just past Lock 27 from when the Green River had a major flood a few years ago, there isn't any money to repair the path at this time, but Bikers and Hikers have created a off road path around the wash out, which is rough but passable. The Canal trail is supposed to be closed west of Lift Bridge 40, but today, (9-9-12 Sunday) there were at least 50 Hiker/Bike riders using this section of the path. Including 4 Bike Riders with Trailers behind their bikes, they must be doing over-night camping as they ride the canal. They were able to transverse this wash-out and a huge fallen Cottonwood tree completely across the path a few miles east, which has been down for some time.
Bridge 41 looking east.
Bridge 41 looking west.
Bridge 41 A ( Interstates 80 & 74) looking east.
Bridge 41 A ( Interstates 80 & 74) looking west, where the water re-enter the canal from a reverse siphon under the Interstate.
Lock 28 looking east.
Lock 28 looking west at RR Bridge #5.
Rail Road Bridge 5 (Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RR)
coming up on from the east in Colona,IL
Rail Road Bridge 5 looking west.
Rail Road Bridge #6 (Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR) coming upon it from the east.
Rail Road Bridge #6 looking east.
Rail Road Bridge #6 looking west.
Bridge 42 looking east.
Bridge 42 looking west.
Bridge 42 A looking east.
Bridge 42 A looking west.
Nearing the end of today's ride with Lock 29 coming up.
Looking through the lock to the east.
Looking west from Lock 29 at the Rock River, from here barges were to navigate down stream about 9 miles on the Rock River, which was deep enough at this point for navigation, to the Iron Dam at Milan, where they would re-enter the canal for the last 5 miles to the Mississippi River, below the Iron Dam the Rock River was too shallow for navigation. That is where we will pick up our journey next Sunday.
Thank you so much! I grew up in Green Rock and played all up and down that canal (when it was wild). I still get homesick sometimes and when I do I look up images on the fancy internet. These are just like being there.
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