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Belleville Lock and Dam

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Opening date
  
1968

Impounds
  
Construction cost
  
62.23 million USD

Impound
  
Type of dam
  
Gated

Length
  
368 m

Construction began
  
1962

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Official name
  
Belleville Lock and Dam

Location
  
Ohio/West Virginia border

Operator(s)
  
Similar
  
Ohio River, Racine Lock and Dam, Willow Island Lock and Dam, Hannibal Locks and Dam, Greenup Lock and Dam

Belleville Lock and Dam is the 8th Lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 204 miles downstream of Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that's 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide.

Map of Belleville Lock and Dam, Belleville, WV 26133, USA

References

Belleville Lock and Dam Wikipedia


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