Built 1927-1928 Area 20 ha | NRHP Reference # 00000400 Added to NRHP 21 April 2000 | |
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Location 1258 River Rd., Bethel Township, Pennsylvania and South Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania Built by Dravo Corp.; Corps of Engineers Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals MPS Allegheny River Navigation System MPS Similar Allegheny River Lock and Dam, Allegheny River Lock and Dam, Kinzua Dam | ||
Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 6 is a historic lock and dam complex located at Bethel Township and South Buffalo Township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1927 and 1928 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and consists of the lock, dam, esplanade, Operations Building, and two locktenders' houses. The lock measures 56 feet by 360 feet, and has a lift of 12.4 feet. The dam measures approximately 20 feet high and 992 feet long. The Operations Building, or powerhouse, is a utilitarian two-story building in a vernacular early-20th century revival style. The locktenders' houses are identical two-story, brick dwellings on concrete foundations. The lock and dam were built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a part of an extensive system of locks and dams to improve navigation along the Allegheny River.
Map of Allegheny River Lock and Dam Six, Freeport, PA 16229, USA
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.