Smithland Lock and Dam is the 18th lock and dam on the Ohio River, 919 miles down stream of Pittsburgh and 63 miles upstream from the confluence of the Mississippi with the Ohio. There are 2 locks for commercial barge traffic that are 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide.

History

Smithland lock and dam was authorized in 1965 to replace lock and dam 50 and 51 on the Ohio River.

Smithland Lock and Dam

See also

List of locks and dams of the Ohio River

List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River

References

External links

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District

Dams on the Ohio River

Dams in Kentucky

Dams in Illinois

Dams completed in 1980

Locks of Kentucky

Locks of Illinois

1980 establishments in Illinois

1980 establishments in Kentucky

Smithland Lock and Dam