Opening date October 1937 Length 345 m | Type of dam 8 Roller gates Construction began 25 August 1937 | |
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Official name Robert C. Byrd Lock and Dam Location Ohio/West Virginia border Construction cost Lock Replacement $244,550,000Dam Rehabilitation $46,700,000 Similar Ohio River, Racine Lock and Dam, Willow Island Lock and Dam, Belleville Lock and Dam, Hannibal Locks and Dam | ||
Robert C. Byrd Lock and Dam is the 10th Lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 280 miles down stream of Pittsburgh. There are 4 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, and 2 smaller parallel locks.
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