Buffalo-bound bridge to cross Onondaga County today

Two barges carrying a massive pedestrian bridge spanning upstate New York over the Erie Canal to Buffalo will pass through Onondaga County today.

At 6 a.m., the boat left Sylvan Beach and entered Oneida Lake. It plans to reach Brewerton at Lock 23 around 9:45 a.m.

Carver Companies, which uses a tugboat and barge system to ferry the canal across the bridge to Buffalo’s Ralph Wilson Park, is posting arrival time updates on its Facebook and Instagram pages.

They plan to pass through Baldwinsville Lock 24 later today, although no specific time has been released at the time of writing.

The 266-foot bridge was originally built in Italy, spanning the ocean and up the Hudson River to the Erie Canal. When it is installed this fall, it will provide a new pedestrian entrance to Ralph Wilson Park across I-190 from Fourth Street.

The 81-metre pedestrian bridge was built last year by international company Cimolai at a factory in Italy, an hour north of Venice.

Live updates are also provided from the Ralph Wilson Park Bridge on Instagram.

Barge spotters have been posting their photos and updates as the bridge passes through their town on the Historic Erie Canal Facebook group.

Here are the remaining views to come on the bridge route until July 15:

• E23 Brewerton Lock
• E24 Baldwinsville Lock
• Weedsport Terminal at Devaney’s Riverside Grill
• Lock E27 Lyon
• Port of Newark and T. Spencer Knight Park
• Port of Palmyra
• Macedon Canal Park Lock 30
• Fairport Village
• Bushnell Basin
• Pittsford from the Main Street Bridge and Schoen Place
• Greece Canal Park
• Village of Spencerport
• Adam’s Basin
• Village of Brockport, Park at Brockport Visitor Center
• Holley Canal Park
• Albion Village
• Village of Medina
• Middleport Village from Middleport Canal Park
• From Lockport to Widewaters Marina to Locks 34 and 35
• Tonawandas Gateway Harbor Park

You’ll find detailed information on the best locations at these locations for photo ops, parking and more in the full list.

See below for photos and videos of parts of the trip: