Brandon Road Lock and Dam
The Brandon Road Lock and Dam is a lock and dam complex along the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois. The complex was built from 1927 to 1933 in conjunction with the construction of the Illinois Waterway, which allowed for barge travel between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River.- Type: Dam
- Description: lock & dam on the Des Plaines River in Joliet Township, Will County, Illinois
- Also known as: “Brandon Road Lock and Dam Historic District”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rialto Square Theatre and Joliet Gateway Center.
Rialto Square Theatre
Theater building
The Rialto Square Theatre is a theater in Joliet, Illinois. Opening in 1926, it was originally designed and operated as a vaudeville movie palace, but it now houses mainly musicals, plays, concerts, and standup comedy. Rialto Square Theatre is situated 1½ miles northeast of Brandon Road Lock and Dam.
Joliet Gateway Center
Railway station
Joliet Gateway Center is a multimodal mass transit center in downtown Joliet, Illinois. It opened in 2018, replacing the nearby Joliet Union Station as the commuter and passenger train station serving Joliet. Joliet Gateway Center is situated 1½ miles northeast of Brandon Road Lock and Dam.
Harrah’s Joliet
Casino
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockdale and Preston Heights.
Rockdale
Village
Rockdale is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rockdale had a population of 2,012.
Preston Heights
Hamlet
Preston Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Will County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 2,898.
Joliet East Side Historic District
Neighborhood
The Joliet East Side Historic District is a set of 290 buildings in Joliet, Illinois. Of these 290 buildings, 281 contribute to the historical integrity of the area. Joliet East Side Historic District is situated 1½ miles northeast of Brandon Road Lock and Dam.
Brandon Road Lock and Dam
- Categories: lock and historic district
- Location: Joliet, Will, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.50503° or 41° 30′ 18″ north
Longitude
-88.09839° or 88° 5′ 54″ west
Elevation
538 feet (164 metres)
Open location code
86HHGW42+2J
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Brandon Road Lock and Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Brandon Road Lock and Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “براندون رود لوك اند دام”
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