Allegheny River Lock And Dam No. 2
Lock and Dam No. 2 is located about 6.7 Miles up the Allegheny River from the Point in Downtown Pittsburgh. Upriver from the dam, Allegheny Pool No. 2 has an average water elevation of 721 feet above sea level and extends about 7.8 miles upriver to Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3. Downriver is the Pittsburgh Pool with an average water elevation of 710 feet above sea level. Thus Lock No. 2 lifts and lowers boats about 11 feet between the pools.
The Pittsburgh Pool encompasses over 24 Miles of navigable water at about 710 feet of elevation. It stretches about 6.2 Miles up the Ohio River from the Emsworth Locks and Dam, 11.2 Miles up the Monongahela River to the Braddock Locks & Dam, and 6.7 Miles up the Allegheny.
The Highland Park Bridge crosses the river just above the dam. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Lock & Dam 2, Allegheny River". www.lrp.usace.army.mil. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Allegheny River Lock and Dam Two". Geographic Names Information System. 1990-08-30. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ^ Santoni, Matthew (2010-09-14). "Corps shuts Highland Park lock for two weeks of repairs". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Trib Total Media. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "Allegheny River Navigation Charts Allegheny River Navigation Charts" (PDF). army.mil. January 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2023.