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The Peterborough Lift Lock
Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2009
Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2009
Photo by contributor William Stewart - July, 2008
Plaque Location
The County of Peterborough
The City of Peterborough
At the east end of Hunter Street East at the lift lock
behind the visitor centre
Coordinates: N 44 18.448 W 78 18.058 |
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Plaque Text
Opened in 1904, with a lift of 19.8 meters, this is the highest hydraulic lift lock in the world and the first of two built in North America, both on the Trent-Severn Waterway. It operates on a balance principle. A constant water pressure supports each ram through connecting pipes below ground. When extra water is let into the upper chamber, a connecting valve is opened and the heavier chamber automatically descends forcing up the lower chamber to start a new cycle. Among innovations on this lift were the use of concrete, air-filled seals, drop gates, and cast-steel presses for the rams.
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