Lock 12
Lock 12 is a dam in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Lock 12 is situated nearby to the river Lock 14, as well as near the islet Plummers Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lock 14 and Plummers Island.
Plummers Island
Islet
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Plummers Island is a 12-acre Potomac River island in Montgomery County, Maryland, about nine miles upriver from Washington, D.C. The Washington Biologists' Field Club has called the island "the most thoroughly studied island in North America".
American Legion Memorial Bridge
Bridge
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The American Legion Memorial Bridge, also known as the American Legion Bridge and formerly as the Cabin John Bridge, is a bridge carrying Interstate 495 across the Potomac River between Montgomery County, Maryland and Fairfax County, Virginia in the United States. American Legion Memorial Bridge is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Lock 12.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabin John and Carderock.
Cabin John
Village
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Cabin John is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,459. Overlooking the Potomac River, it is a suburb of Washington, D.C.…
Carderock
Locality
Carderock is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, along the Potomac River. It is located in the southern part of the Potomac census-designated place and western part of the Bethesda postal area.
Carderock Springs Historic District
Neighborhood
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Carderock Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland. The district encompasses 275 modernist houses located northwest of Bethesda.
Lock 12
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Lock 12” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lock 12”
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