Pike Island Locks and Dam

Pike Island Lock and Dam
Official name Pike Island Lock and Dam
Location Ohio/West Virginia border
Coordinates 40°09′01″N 80°42′12″W / 40.1504°N 80.7034°W / 40.1504; -80.7034Coordinates: 40°09′01″N 80°42′12″W / 40.1504°N 80.7034°W / 40.1504; -80.7034
Construction began 1959
Opening date November 1963
Operator(s) United States Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gated
Impounds Ohio River
Reservoir
Normal elevation 644 feet above sealevel

Pike Island Lock and Dam is the fifth lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 84 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. [1]

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