Photos: Barge carrying section of new Ralph Wilson Park bridge passes through Lockport
Hundreds gathered along the railings of Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport to watch the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, pass through the locks on the way to Buffalo.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, pass through Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Bystanders wave and clap as a section of the new Ralph Wilson Jr. Park bridge arrives in Lockport on Tuesday.
A crowd watches as a section of the new Ralph Wilson Jr. Park pedestrian bridge passes through Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport on Tuesday. The structure was shipped in four pieces by boat from Italy, and traveled via the Erie Canal as it made its way to Buffalo from New York.
The CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, approach Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, pass through Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A worker on the barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, walks along the deck as the barge passed through Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, pass through Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
The CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, approach Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Paul Collins watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, approach Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, enters Lock 34 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Sally Dockery is awed on Tuesday as she watches a section of the new Ralph Wilson Jr. Park bridge approach Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, enters Lock 34 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, enters Lock 34 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
The CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, enters Lock 34 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, sits in Lock 34 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, sits in Lock 34 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, enter Lock 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crew member casts a shadow as he stands on barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, pass through Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, floats in Lock 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, floats in Lock 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, leaves Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, pass through Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, pass through Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
A crowd watches as the CMT Otter and barge CMT Kelly, carrying a section of the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge, pass through Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Different color gradations are seen on the new Ralph Wilson Park bridge as it passed through Locks 34 and 35 in Lockport on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Joshua Bessex
Photographer
The newly forged pedestrian bridge for Ralph Wilson Jr. Park has arrived in Buffalo after a journey down the Erie Canal.