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A Check? Or a Bridge?


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Weighlocks like this one at Rochester were the toll boothes of the early Erie

This bridge was built during the modern Barge Canal enlargement (1905-1918) to provide access to a single resident whose home was separated from the nearest highway by the canal's original construction.  Homeowners were given the choice between this and a check for $1,000. 


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