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Illinois Waterway, Dresden Island Lock and Dam , 7521 North Lock Road, Channahon, Will County, IL

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Illinois Waterway, Dresden Island Lock and Dam , 7521 North Lock Road, Channahon, Will County, IL

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Summary

Significance: The Dresden Island Lock and Dam site is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, which was developed to provide a navigable route from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River and beyond.
Survey number: HAER IL-164-F
Building/structure dates: 1929-1933 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1936 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1941 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1969 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1978-1979 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1981 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1984-1985 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1995 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 04000164

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Smith, Walter Mickle
EJ Biggs Construction Company
Congress Construction Company
Independent Bridge Company
State of Illinois, Division of Waterways
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company
Mozoleski, Peter E
Craney, Louis J
Drabo Contracting Company
Pierce Electric Company
AA Electric Company
AB Farquhar Company Limited
American Heist & Derrick Company
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, sponsor
Deiss, Ron, project manager
Lockett, Dana, project manager
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
place

Location

Channahon, 41.39706, -88.28222
Google Map of 41.3970606, -88.2822195
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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Copyright info

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