接下来是伊利运河，这是当时的一项巨大工程，全长约350英里。
Next came the Erie Canal, an enormous project in its day, spanning about 350 miles.
最终，西部各州将大部分农产品从河流转移到伊利运河，这是一条通往东部市场的较短路线。
Eventually, the western states diverted much of their produce from the rivers to the Erie Canal, a shorter route to eastern markets.
这些大炮是见证伊利运河竣工典礼的一部分。
The cannons were part of a celebration to observe the completion of the Erie Canal.
伊利运河不是美国第一条运河，但是它是最具影响力的运河。
The Erie Canal was not the first canal built in the United States, but it was the most influential.
所以，伊利运河就把五大湖与大西洋连接起来了。
So the canal joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
但是，伊利运河克服了这些山脉所设置的天然屏障。
But the canal overcame the natural barrier of those mountains.
由于伊利运河逐渐失去生意，有些防洪大堤开始破裂。
As the Erie Canal was losing business, some of its levees began to break.
伊利运河使美国这个年轻的国家变得更加富裕、更加强大。
The Erie Canal made the United States a richer and stronger young nation.
1825年伊利运河开通成为沟通东西部的第一条水陆通道。
In 1825, the Erie canal opened became the first water channel between the communication.
1825年开通了伊利运河，成为贯穿纽约城的一个重要通道。
In 1825, the Erie Canal opened, to serve as a crucial waterway through New York State.
这就是伊利运河的前身，该运河被建造了多年之后在1825年完工。
Here the Erie Canal was built, after several years of work it was completed in 1825.
伊利运河建成之后马上就起作用了，货物运费降低至原来的十分之一。
The canal produced an immediate effect. Freight costs were cut to about one tenth of what they had been.
当伊利运河在历经八年的建设最终完工之后，它成了美国的第一条国家水运航道。
When it was completed eight years later, the canal became America's first national waterway.
史蒂夫·恩伯：今天，这条19世纪的伊利运河的一部分已经成为运河国家遗产走廊。
STEVE EMBER: Today, an area called the Canalway National Heritage Corridor contains parts of the Erie Canal of the eighteen hundreds.
直到1840年，由于先进的工程技术使经由伊利运河穿越俄亥俄山谷中河流的水路运输成为现实，这条荒野之路的用途开始下降。
By 1840, use of the Wilderness Road had declined, as advances in engineering had enabled waterway travel via the Erie Canal and through the rivers of the Ohio Valley.
现在纽约州运河管理局试图将超过320公里（200英里）的旧驳船航道（包括原来的老伊利运河）改造成为多功能娱乐项目。
Today the New York State Canalway Trail uses more than 320 km (200 miles) of the Barge Canal, including segments of the original Erie Canal, for multipurpose recreation.
现在纽约州运河管理局试图将超过320公里（200英里）的旧驳船航道（包括原来的老伊利运河）改造成为多功能娱乐项目。
Today the New York State Canalway Trail uses more than 320 km (200 miles) of the Barge Canal, including segments of the original Erie Canal, for multipurpose recreation.
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