The tug Theresa L. Wood heads upstream after locking through Lock and Dam #8 in May in Genoa, Wis. The vessel was moving barges from St. Louis to Winona, Minn. The locks allow the boats to gradually ...
A huge amount of cargo, from coal to metals and grains, pass through the McAlpine Locks and Dam annually. A series of lock and dam systems on the Ohio River act as a "staircase," carrying barges and ...
HASTINGS, Minnesota - The locks and dams on the Mississippi River are massive feats of engineering, nearing 100 years old. They shepherd millions of tons of goods each year, acting as water-based ...
ELIZABETH, Pa. (KDKA) -- Commercial traffic will now have an easier time traveling through the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a large navigation ...
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Half a century after the final navigation lock opened the Snake River to Lewiston, Idaho, the Lower Granite Lock ...
Politicians, environmentalists, engineers and outdoor enthusiasts gathered Friday to kayak through the C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam in Harmar Township, a nearly century-old structure on the Allegheny ...
The Dardanelle Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River is expected to be open to navigation again by the end of the week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday, about two weeks after a barge hit ...
HASTINGS, Minn. — An important avenue to transport goods across the U.S. is getting some timely repairs just outside the Twin Cities. The Army Corps of Engineers has been doing construction work on ...
Work at the Lowell Lock is moving forward as crews uncover long-hidden components of the historic Muskingum River navigation ...
Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. It's called a lock and dam, and it's a distinct ...
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