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McAlpine Locks and Dam
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The McAlpine Locks and Dam are a set of locks and a hydroelectric dam at the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky. They are located at mile point 606.8, and control a 72.9-mile-long navigat
McAlpine Locks and Dam prior to 2005, before the modernization project
McAlpine Locks and Dam prior to 2005, before the modernization project
Tugboat at McAlpine Locks and Dam in 2012
Tugboat at McAlpine Locks and Dam in 2012
Paddling through McAlpine in 2013
Paddling through McAlpine in 2013
The old bridge above the locks in 1987
The old bridge above the locks in 1987
Ohio River
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The Ohio River is a 981-mile-long river in the United States. It begins in the Northeast and serves as the boundary between the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direct
McAlpine Locks and Dam
…606.8, and control a 72.9-mile-long (117.3 km) navigation pool. The locks and their associated canal were the first major engineering project on the Ohio River, completed in 1830 as the 1.9-mile Louisville and Portland Canal, designed to allow shipping traffic to navigate through the Falls of the Ohio. The…
The widest point on the Ohio River is just north of downtown Louisville, where it is 1 mile (1.6 km) wide. Indiana is on the right towards the flood g
The widest point on the Ohio River is just north of downtown Louisville, where it is 1 mile (1.6 km) wide. Indiana is on the right towards the flood gates, Kentucky on the left, towards the locks. The jetty on the left is the entrance to the Louisville and Portland Canal.
Steamboat Morning Star, a Louisville and Evansville mail packet, in 1858
Steamboat Morning Star, a Louisville and Evansville mail packet, in 1858
Built between 1847 and 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was the first bridge across the river and a crucial part of the National Road.
Built between 1847 and 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was the first bridge across the river and a crucial part of the National Road.
Cave-in-rock, view on the Ohio (circa 1832, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois): aquatint by Karl Bodmer from the book Maximilian, Prince of Wied's Travels in the
Cave-in-rock, view on the Ohio (circa 1832, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois): aquatint by Karl Bodmer from the book Maximilian, Prince of Wied's Travels in the Interior of North America, during the years 1832–1834