Olmsted Locks and Dam
The Olmsted Locks and Dam is a locks and concrete dam project currently under construction on the Ohio River at river mile 964.4 to replace Locks and Dam 52 and 53 to greatly reduce tow and barge delays. The locks are located about 17 miles upstream from the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers at Olmsted, Illinois. The lock chambers, completed in 2002, are 110 feet (34 m) wide and 1,200 feet (370 m) long. According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, the new dam and locks will reduce passage time from 5 hours currently to under 1 hour with the new system.
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Olmsted Locks and Dam
The Olmsted Locks and Dam is a locks and concrete dam project currently under construction on the Ohio River at river mile 964.4 to replace Locks and Dam 52 and 53 to greatly reduce tow and barge delays. The locks are located about 17 miles upstream from the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers at Olmsted, Illinois. The lock chambers, completed in 2002, are 110 feet (34 m) wide and 1,200 feet (370 m) long. According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, the new dam and locks will reduce passage time from 5 hours currently to under 1 hour with the new system.
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December 1995
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1.88976e+1
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Estimated $2.918 billion
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Rendering of Olmsted Locks and Dam.
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