Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 26, n. 10 (June 1973), p. 1

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Journal of Marine Historical Society of Detroit Volume 26, No. 10 13951 Faust, Detroit, Michigan 48223 June, 1973 Opening of the ‘Welland By-Pass fj ere comes the SENNEVILLE of the Scott Misener fleet, making @) the first passage of the Welland Canal's new by-pass section. ; The new 8.5-mile channel provides a more direct route between Port Robinson and Port Colborne with tunnels for highway and rail- road traffic to eliminate the traffic tieups caused by the lift vridges along the old route. The new by-pass opened March 28 with the SENNEVILLE, owned by Moahwk Navigation, carrying 1,063,868 bu- shels of barley, bound for Port Cartier, Quebec.

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