Greenup Lock and Dam is the eleventh
lock and dam
A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a chamber in a permanently fixed position i ...
on the
Ohio River
The Ohio River () is a river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its river mouth, mouth on the Mississippi Riv ...
, located downstream of
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...
. There are two locks, one for commercial
barge
A barge is typically a flat-bottomed boat, flat-bottomed vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. Original use was on inland waterways, while modern use is on both inland and ocean, marine water environments. The firs ...
traffic which is 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide (), and the auxiliary lock which is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide ().
Gallery
File:Ohio River Flood.jpg, The Dam from the Ohio side with the Ohio River at
See also
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List of locks and dams of the Ohio River
This is a list of locks and dams of the Ohio River, which begins at the confluence of the Allegheny River, Allegheny and Monongahela River, Monongahela rivers at Point State Park, The Point in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ends at the confluence o ...
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List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River
This is a list of current and former locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River which ends at the Mississippi River's confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.
Locks and dams
Expansion proposals for upper Mississippi locks
The Un ...
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Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge
The Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge is a viaduct bridge on top of the Greenup Lock and Dam on the Ohio River. The bridge, named after author and Greenup County, Kentucky native Jesse Stuart, was completed in 1984 and carries Kentucky Route 10 (uns ...
, viaduct highway bridge that crosses over the Greenup Lock and Dam
References
External links
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh DistrictU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington DistrictU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District
{{Locks and dams of the Ohio River, before= Robert C. Byrd Lock and Dam, after= Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam
Dams on the Ohio River
Dams in Kentucky
Dams in Ohio
Dams completed in 1962
Locks of Kentucky
Locks of Ohio