Lock Berlin, New York

Coordinates: 43°04′44″N 76°56′46″W / 43.07889°N 76.94611°W Lock Berlin is a hamlet in the Town of Galen, Wayne County, New York, United States. It is located 4 miles (6 km) west of the Village of Clyde and 3 miles (5 km) northeast of the hamlet of Lyons, at an elevation of 404 feet (123 m). The primary cross roads where the hamlet is located are Old Route 31, Stokes Road, Lock Berlin Road (CR 245) and Maple Street. N.Y. Route 31 passes just south of Lock Berlin.

Remnants of the former Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 54 (also called the Berlin Lock) are located at Lock Berlin Park on the corner of Gansz Road and Peters Road, just off N.Y. Route 31. It was a double-chamber lock built in 1841, and had a lift of 7.70 feet (2.35 m) to the west.^[1][2]

References

1. The Erie Canal (Lock 54 - Berlin Lock), Retrieved Jan. 20, 2015.
2. The Travels of Tug 44 (Erie Canal Lock 54), Retrieved Jan. 20, 2015.

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lock Berlin, New York