KnowraErie CanalLinked fromLinked fromThe 20 pages that link to Erie Canal, each with the reason it gives.All 20Broader topic 4Related 12Compared with 4Chesapeake and Ohio CanalCompared with: Its success sharpened the race to build a western route, while the C&O Canal faced costly delays.Rideau CanalCompared with: The Erie Canal was built chiefly for commerce, unlike the Rideau Canal’s strategic military purpose.Chesapeake and Delaware CanalCompared with: Its success strengthened the case for canals as commercial routes during the C&D Canal's early history.Saint Lawrence SeawayCompared with: It opened an earlier inland route to the Great Lakes before ocean-going seaway access.