Soo Locks

The Soo Locks are a set of parallel locks, operated and maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, that enable ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower .
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  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 607 feet (185 metres)
  • Description: dam in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, United States of America

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Sault Locks Park and Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge.
Bridge
The spans the St.
2,500 feet northwest of Soo Locks
is a United States historic church at 111 E.
2,400 feet southeast of Soo Locks

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sault Sainte Marie and Sault Sainte Marie.
Sault Ste Marie or is a city of 14,000 people in the…
Sault Ste. Marie is a city of approximately 72,000 people, in .
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Latitude
46.50308° or 46° 30′ 11″ north
Longitude
-84.35171° or 84° 21′ 6″ west
Open location code
86RQGJ3X+68
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Soo Locks” goes by many names.
أقفال سوArabic
Soo LocksCebuano
蘇水閘Chinese
Soo LocksCzech
Soo LocksDutch
اقفال سوEgyptian Arabic
सू नहरHindi
Chiuse di SooItalian
スーセントマリー運河Japanese
スーセントメリー運河Japanese
Sault LocksSwedish
Soo LocksSwedish

Places with the Same Name

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