Was the Erie Canal was part of Santa Fe Trail?

The Erie Canal and the Santa Fe Trail were not connected. The Erie Canal was a 363-mile (584 km) canal system in New York State, completed in 1825. It connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, and was an important transportation route for goods and people moving between the Midwest and the East Coast. The Santa Fe Trail was a 780-mile (1,260 km) trade and transportation route between Franklin, Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was established in the early 19th century, and was used by traders and merchants to transport goods between the United States and Mexico.