Lock Number 27
Chain of Rocks Lock and Dam, also known as Locks No. 27, is a lock situated at the southern end of Chouteau Island near St. Louis, Missouri, on the Upper Mississippi River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: lock
- Also known as: “Chain of Rocks Lock” and “Lock and Dam Number 27”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mosenthein Island and Gateway Regional Medical Center.
Mosenthein Island
Island
Mosenthein Island, situated approximately eight miles due north of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, and approximately one mile south of the confluence of the Missouri River and Mississippi River, is one of a cluster of three islands: Chouteau Island, Gabaret Island, and Mosenthein Island.
Gateway Regional Medical Center
Hospital
Gateway Regional Medical Center is an American hospital in Granite City, Illinois. It contains 305 licensed beds, 100 of which are for treatment of acute mental illness in the behavioral health unit. Gateway Regional Medical Center is situated 2 miles east of Lock Number 27.
Merchants Bridge
Bridge
The Merchants Bridge, officially the Merchants Memorial Mississippi Rail Bridge, is a rail bridge crossing the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and Venice, Illinois. Merchants Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Lock Number 27.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Granite City and Madison.
Granite City
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Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, within the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. The population was 27,549 at the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Metro East and Southern Illinois regions, behind Belleville and O'Fallon.
Madison
Hamlet
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Madison is a city in Madison and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is also a suburb of St. Louis. The population was 3,171 at the 2020 census, down from 3,891 in 2010. Madison is situated 2 miles southeast of Lock Number 27.
Venice
Village
Venice is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,498 at the 2020 census, down from 1,890 in 2010. Venice is situated 2 miles south of Lock Number 27.
Lock Number 27
- Category: lock
- Location: Venice Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Lock Number 27” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lock Number 27”
- Dutch: “Chain of Rocks Lock”
- French: “Chain of Rocks Lock”
- German: “Chain of Rocks Lock”
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