Allegheny River Lock and Dam Two
The Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a lock and fixed-crest dam from 1932. It crosses the Allegheny River between the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Highland Park and the suburb of Aspinwall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: place in Pennsylvania listed on National Register of Historic Places
- Also known as: “Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2” and “Lock Number Two”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium and Sixmile Island.
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
Zoo
The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is a zoo and aquarium in the United States, one of only six major zoo and aquarium hybrids in the United States. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Highland Park, the zoo sits on 77 acres of park land where it exhibits more than 4,000 animals representing 475 species, including 20 threatened or endangered species. Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Allegheny River Lock and Dam Two.
Sixmile Island
Islet
Sixmile Island is an alluvial island in the Allegheny River in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Despite being shown as part of Sharpsburg borough on some maps, including from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, it is part of O'Hara Township.
Bayernhof Music Museum
Museum
Bayernhof Music Museum features a major collection of automated musical instruments from the 19th and 20th centuries. Located six miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh in the suburb of O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania, it is housed in a German-style mansion… Bayernhof Music Museum is situated 3,900 feet north of Allegheny River Lock and Dam Two.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aspinwall and Highland.
Aspinwall
Village
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Aspinwall is a borough on the Allegheny River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 2,916 at the 2020 census.
Highland
Neighborhood
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Highland Park is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Highland Park, the neighborhood, fully encompasses the park with the same name.
Strip District-Lawrenceville
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Strip District and Lawrenceville are two prominent neighborhoods on the eastern side of Pittsburgh, in an area with many former industrial and warehouse districts where many immigrant workers lived.
Allegheny River Lock and Dam Two
- Categories: gravity dam and lock
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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