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Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 58 -- Newark, N.Y.

Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 58 (also called the middle Lockville lock) is located in Newark, N.Y. just north of Route 31 on Lyons Street. It is approximately a half mile east of Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 59. The lock is a double-chamber, single-length lock, with a lift to the west of 7.93 feet.

Lock No. 58 is currently the site of a scrap metal company, which has built a workshop/storage building in the south chamber. In 2008, a group of volunteers began clearing the north chamber as part of a canal trail project. Below are pictures of Lock No. 58 taken in October 2006 before any clearing was done.

A Google Earth view of Lock 58. Note the building built into the south chamber, seen as a white stripe.	Looking west at the south chamber of Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 58 in 2006. The northern wall of the south chamber can be seen to the right of the building.	Looking west at the north chamber of the lock. In 2006, this end was filled with scrap metal. The stone of the chamber can just barely be seen.
The western end of the north chamber, looking southwest in 2006. A recess for one of the lock gates when in the open position can be seen on the far side (behind the tree with dark bark).	Views of the western end of the north chamber of Lock No. 58, looking east in 2006. The lock walls can barely be glimpsed behind the shrubbery.

Below are pictures of Lock No.58 taken in June 2009, showing the results of the cleanup of the north chamber.

The east end of Lock No.58, showing the south chamber stair.	The east end of the north chamber.	The south wall of the north chamber, looking west ; showing the north chamber stairs.
The east end of the north wall of the north chamber.	The south wall of the north chamber, looking west.	The west end of the north chamber, looking east.
The north wall of the north chamber, showing the west end door recess.	The west end of the lock, with the north chamber on the left and the central overflow inlets on the right.	The west end, showing the central overflow inlets. This view clearly shows that more cleanup is still necessary (and planned).