Opening date 1968 Construction cost 62.23 million USD | 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 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
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