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Pike Island Locks and Dam

Dams completed in 1963Dams in OhioDams in West VirginiaDams on the Ohio RiverLocks of Ohio
Locks of West Virginia
Pike Island Locks and Dam
Pike Island Locks and Dam

Pike Island Lock and Dam is the fifth lock and dam on the Ohio River, located in Yorkville, Ohio 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.

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