>>1980393>erieNominally true but very little of the original Erie canal has been in use since 1918 when it was replaced with an almost entirely new canal. Most of the original Erie canal does still exist as a state hiking and cycling trail/park, though parts of it are filled in.
Commercial traffic on the canal was killed off in the 60s by trucks and the Saint Lawrence Seaway, though it's still open for recreational boating.
