C. W. Bill Young Lock and Dam
C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and Plum, Pennsylvania, is a lock that was built in 1932. The lock and fixed-crest dam were built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a part of an extensive system of locks and dams to improve navigation along the Allegheny River.| 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. 3” and “Lock and Dam Number 3”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge and Rachel Carson Homestead.
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
Bridge
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The Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Canadian National Railway's Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad division across the Allegheny River between the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum and Harmar Township, Pennsylvania. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge is situated 1,600 feet west of C. W. Bill Young Lock and Dam.
Rachel Carson Homestead
Museum
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The Rachel Carson Homestead is a National Register of Historic Places site that is located in Springdale, Pennsylvania, United States, eighteen miles northeast of Pittsburgh and near the Allegheny River. Rachel Carson Homestead is situated 2 miles east of C. W. Bill Young Lock and Dam.
University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center
Research institute
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The University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center was a one-million-square foot, U-PARC is located 14 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh in Harmar Township, Pennsylvania adjacent to the Route 28 expressway and Interstate 76, the Pennsylvania Turnpike. University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center is situated 1 mile northwest of C. W. Bill Young Lock and Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acmetonia and Cheswick.
Acmetonia
Village
Harmar Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It contains the communities of Acmetonia, Harmarville, Harmar Heights, and Chapel Downs.
Cheswick
Village
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Cheswick is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Allegheny River. The population was 1,672 as of the 2020 census. Cheswick Borough was incorporated in 1902. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Harwick
Suburb
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Harwick is a census-designated place in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is located within Springdale Township. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 850.
C. W. Bill Young Lock and Dam
- Categories: gravity dam, lock, and barrage
- Location: Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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“C. W. Bill Young Lock and Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Allegheny River Lock and Dam Three”
- Cebuano: “C. W. Bill Young Lock and Dam”
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