Lock and Dam No. 26 (historical)

Lock and Dam No. 26 (historical)

Lock and Dam No. 26 was a lock and dam located near Alton, Illinois on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 202.5.

Opened in 1938, its largest lock was 600 feet long. It was demolished in 1990 and replaced by the Melvin Price Locks and Dam, which is also known as Lock and Dam number 26.

ee also

*Old Clark Bridge

External links

* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.il0555 Survey number HAER IL-31 - Lock and Dam No. 26] includes photos of the lock and dam, the old Clark Bridge and adjacent swing span rail bridge.


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