Brandon Road Lock and Dam


Brandon Road Lock and Dam Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Location	1100 Brandon Rd., Joliet, Illinois
Area	92.9 acres (37.6 ha)
Built	1933
Architect	Smith, Walter Mickle
Architectural style	Lock and Dam, Other
MPS	Illinois Waterway Navigation System Facilities MPS
NRHP Reference #	04000163^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 10, 2004

The Brandon Road Lock and Dam is a lock and dam complex along the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois. The complex was built from 1927 to 1933 in conjunction with the construction of the Illinois Waterway, which allowed for barge travel between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River. The lock and dam are also used to regulate water levels on the river between Lockport and Joliet. The lock at the complex is 110 by 600 feet (34 by 183 m) and has four Tainter gates, while the dam is 2,372 feet (723 m) long and includes concrete and earthen segments. The complex also includes a disused junction lock for the Illinois and Michigan Canal, a drawbridge carrying Brandon Road over the river, the control station for the lock, and a modern pump house.^[2]

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Brandon Road Lock and Dam Historic District on March 10, 2004.^[1]

The 1932-built bascule bridge spanning the lock channel

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Henning, Barbara J. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brandon Road Lock and Dam Historic District. National Park Service, 2001.

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