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Peoria Lock and Dam

Peoria Lock and Dam Historic District
VIEW OF LOCK FROM UPSTREAM. CONTROL HOUSE AT LEFT REAR. TAINTER GATE AT RIGHT REAR. LOOKING SOUTH SOUTHWEST. - Illinois Waterway, Peoria Lock and Dam, 1071 Wesley Road, Creve Coeur, HAER IL-164-B-12.tif
The lock from upstream
Peoria Lock and Dam is located in Illinois
Peoria Lock and Dam
Peoria Lock and Dam is located in the US
Peoria Lock and Dam
Location 1071 Wesley Rd., Creve Coeur, Illinois
Coordinates 40°37′55″N 89°37′30″W / 40.63194°N 89.62500°W / 40.63194; -89.62500Coordinates: 40°37′55″N 89°37′30″W / 40.63194°N 89.62500°W / 40.63194; -89.62500
Area 27.3 acres (11.0 ha)
Built 1938 (1938)-39
Architect LeGromwell, Paul
MPS Illinois Waterway Navigation System Facilities MPS
NRHP Reference # 04000169
Added to NRHP March 10, 2004

The Peoria Lock and Dam is a historic lock and dam complex on the Illinois River at Creve Coeur, Illinois. The complex was built in 1938-39 as part of an effort to make the river navigable and establish a route for barges between Chicago and the Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed the complex; their influence is particularly evident in the dam's control station, as the State of Illinois designed most other dam control stations along the river. The lock has a standard 100-by-600-foot (30 m × 183 m) chamber, similar to other locks on the river, and a vertical lift of 11 feet (3.4 m). The dam is 536 feet (163 m) long and includes 108 wicket gates and a Tainter gate; it is one of two Illinois dams which still uses wicket gates. The control station is for the most part a large, functional building, though it has Art Deco surrounds at the main entrance. The district also contains an original maneuver boat designed to raise and lower the dam's wicket gates; the boat is still used and is one of four boats of its kind left in the United States.

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 2004.



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