Lock and Dam No. 9 during Construction, Kanawha River, W.Va.
Identifier:
025713
Title:
Lock and Dam No. 9 during Construction, Kanawha River, W.Va.
Date:
1897/08/09
Description:
'U.S. Improvement, Great Kanawha River, West Virginia. General view of work from the top of the bank near the head of the lock. Work on the foundations for the weir part of the dam in progress inside of the cofferdam. (See views taken the same day inside the cofferdam.) The lock was completed except the gates, which were yet to be placed. The foundations for the navigation pass (being the part of the dam next to the lock) were finished in 1896.'
Subjects:
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--West Virginia--Kanawha River--Design and construction., Rivers--Kanawha River., Dams--West Virginia--Kanawha River--Design and construction.
