Lock and Dam No. 15
Lock and Dam No. 15 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River. It spans the river between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. Lock and Dam 15 is the largest roller dam in the world, its dam is 1,203 feet long and consists of nine 109 feet non-submersible, non-overflow roller gates and two 109 feet non-submersible overflow roller gates.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Dam
- Description: lock and dam on the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa, USA
- Also known as: “Dam No. 15”, “Locks and Dam 15”, “Mississippi River Lock and Dam 15”, and “Mississippi River Locks and Dam 15”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arsenal Bridge and Fort Armstrong.
Arsenal Bridge
Bridge
The Government Bridge or Arsenal Bridge spans the Mississippi River, connecting Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. The Iowa Interstate Railroad uses the upper deck of the bridge for its ex-Chicago and Rock Island Railroad route between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Chicago, Illinois. Arsenal Bridge is situated 550 feet east of Lock and Dam No. 15.
Fort Armstrong
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Armstrong, was one of a chain of western frontier defenses which the United States erected after the War of 1812. It was located at the foot of Rock Island, in the Mississippi River near the present-day Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Fort Armstrong is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Lock and Dam No. 15.
Dillon Memorial
Fountain
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dillon Memorial is a historic structure located in LeClaire Park, near downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 1993. Dillon Memorial is situated 1,900 feet west of Lock and Dam No. 15.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Davenport and Rock Island.
Davenport
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Davenport is one of the Quad Cities, in Eastern Iowa. This Midwestern city on the bank of the Mississippi River has seen a great deal of action throughout history.
Rock Island
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rock Island is one of the Quad Cities in Western Illinois. Downtown Rock Island has art galleries and theaters, nightclubs and coffee shops, and restaurants of all flavors.
Hamburg Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hamburg Historic District, also known as the Gold Coast, is a residential neighborhood located on a bluff northwest of downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States.
Lock and Dam No. 15
- Categories: lock, historic district, and historic site
- Location: Scott, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.51863° or 41° 31′ 7″ northLongitude
-90.56886° or 90° 34′ 8″ westElevation
561 feet (171 metres)Inception
1934Open location code
86HFGC9J+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 553138316OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Lock and Dam No. 15” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Locks and Dam 15”
- Cebuano: “Mississippi River Lock Dam Number Fifteen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قفل و سد رقم 15”
- German: “Lock and Dam No. 15”
- Italian: “chiusa e diga n°15”
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