Lockville Canal Park, Locks 11, 12, 13
5895 Pickerington RoadCarroll, OH 43112
740-681-7249 | www.fairfieldcountyparks.org
Lockville Canal Park, Locks 11, 12, 13
This public park has three canal locks along a walking trail. These locks were part of a system of eight navigation locks (Locks 11-18) and a guard lock that covered about two miles and lowered the canal a total of 55 feet. The park also features the Hartman No 2 covered bridge, which was moved here to preserve it.
This public park has three canal locks along a walking trail. These locks were part of a system of eight navigation locks (Locks 11-18) and a guard lock that covered about two miles and lowered the canal a total of 55 feet. The park also features the Hartman No 2 covered bridge, which was moved here to preserve it.
The Ohio & Erie Canal at Buckeye Lake was 413 feet above the level of the Ohio River at Portsmouth. Once the canal reached the valley of the Scioto River the descent was gradual, but land between the lake and the Scioto was moderately hilly. In this stretch there were three segments – centered on the towns of Baltimore, Lockville, and Lockbourne – with closely-spaced locks that enabled the canal to descend fairly steep hills. At Lockville, on a southeast-to-northwest orientation over the space of around two miles, locks 11 through 18 lowered the canal a total of about 55 feet, 13% of the total descent. Locks 11 through 13 are in 8-acre Lockville Canal Park; the rest are on private property. Between locks 11 and 12 is the Hartman No 2 covered bridge, built in 1888 by either Jacob R. “Blue Jeans” Brandt or William Funk. It is a 48- foot-long “Queenpost” truss originally located on Wheeling Road east of Lancaster. It was moved here in 1967 when threatened with demolition.
These three locks are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
This is the link for the Lockville Canal Locks National Register nomination.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/74001480.pdf
Notes for Travelers
The Hartman No 2 covered bridge can be rented for private events, but is open to the public when not in use. The surrounding park offers birding, nature observation, photography, hiking, dog walking, and picnicking.
Credits
Jeff Darbee, Nancy Recchie, David MeyerAdditional Resources
Meyer, David. Life Along the Ohio Canal – Licking Reservoir to Lockbourne and Columbus FeederMeyer, David. Life Along the Ohio Canal in the Scioto River Valley
https://www.fairfieldcountyparks.org/parks/lockville-canal-park/