BIP 478S Alden OH Muskingum River L&D 1
BIP on the return to Parkersburg, WV passes by one of 10 handcrank locks along the Muskingum River in Alden, OH. These locks are operated during the summer months for recreational boaters and were built between 1836 and 1841.
Built to dimensions of 184 ft long and 36 feet wide, commercial river traffic ended by 1948 when the Army Corps of Engineers stopped all preventive maintenance and upkeep on the dams. In 1958 the state of Ohio took over ownership and maintenance costs of the dilapidated lock and dam’s to help promote tourism in the area. Thankfully they still survive and in return hold the title as the oldest navigational lock and dam system in the entire United States.
Here's a informative video showing how they work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN_jCtaKjbA
BIP 478S Alden OH Muskingum River L&D 1
BIP on the return to Parkersburg, WV passes by one of 10 handcrank locks along the Muskingum River in Alden, OH. These locks are operated during the summer months for recreational boaters and were built between 1836 and 1841.
Built to dimensions of 184 ft long and 36 feet wide, commercial river traffic ended by 1948 when the Army Corps of Engineers stopped all preventive maintenance and upkeep on the dams. In 1958 the state of Ohio took over ownership and maintenance costs of the dilapidated lock and dam’s to help promote tourism in the area. Thankfully they still survive and in return hold the title as the oldest navigational lock and dam system in the entire United States.
Here's a informative video showing how they work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN_jCtaKjbA