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Illinois & Michigan Canal, Des Plaines River Guard-Locks, Below Lift Lock No. 5, Joliet, Will County, IL
Summary
Significance: The Illinois and Michigan Canal originally crossed the DePlaines River at Joliet behind a slackwater dam. A guard lock along the river was built along with Lift Lock No. 5; with the completion of the Illinois Waterway in 1933 this guard lock was destroyed and a new one was built near the Brandon Road Lock and Dam at Rockdale.
Survey number: HAER IL-115
Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1933 Demolished
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000332
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Joliet (Ill.), 41.52503, -88.08173
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
