Opening date 1976 Phone +1 740-374-8710 Construction began 1967 | Type of dam Gated Length 344 m Construction cost 76.52 million USD Impound Ohio River | |
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Official name Willow Island Lock and Dam Location Ohio/West Virginia border Address 32400 OH-7, Newport, OH 45768, USA Similar Ohio River, Hannibal Locks and Dam, Belleville Lock and Dam, Racine Lock and Dam, Pike Island Locks and Dam | ||
Willow Island Lock and Dam is the 7th Lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 162 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.
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