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Pike Island Locks and Dam

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Opening date
  
November 1963

Impounds
  
Ohio River

Impound
  
Ohio River

Type of dam
  
Gated

Construction began
  
1959

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Official name
  
Pike Island Lock and Dam

Location
  
Ohio/West Virginia border

Operator(s)
  
United States Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District

Similar
  
Ohio River, Hannibal Locks and Dam, New Cumberland Locks an, Racine Lock and Dam, Willow Island Lock and Dam

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Pike Island Lock and Dam is the fifth lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 84 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.

Contents

Map of Pike Island Locks and Dam, Wheeling, WV 26003, USA

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References

Pike Island Locks and Dam Wikipedia