Pike Island Locks and Dam
Pike Island Lock and Dam is the fifth lock and dam on the Ohio River, located in Yorkville, Ohio 84 miles downstream of Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that's 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Ohio/West Virginia border
- Also known as: “Pike Island Lock and Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Upper Twin Island and Lower Twin Island.
Upper Twin Island
Islet
Upper Twin Island is a bar island in Ohio County, West Virginia on the Ohio River. It lies upstream from its twin, Lower Twin Island. Both islands are part of the city of Wheeling and situated between Martins Ferry, Ohio and mainland Wheeling.
Lower Twin Island
Islet
Lower Twin Island is a bar island on the Ohio River in the city of Wheeling, West Virginia. Lower Twin Island and its twin, Upper Twin Island, lie northwest of Wheeling's Warwood neighborhood. Lower Twin Island is situated 1½ miles south of Pike Island Locks and Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yorkville and Tiltonsville.
Yorkville
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Yorkville is a village in Belmont and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 968 at the 2020 census. Yorkville lies within two Metropolitan Statistical Areas; the Belmont County portion is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area, while the Jefferson County portion is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.
Tiltonsville
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Tiltonsville is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,259 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.
Betty Zane
Hamlet
Betty Zane is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is located to the east of the village of Clearview. The town is named after Betty Zane, who is believed to have saved Fort Henry by fetching gunpowder and ammunition while under siege during the American Revolutionary War. Betty Zane is situated 2 miles east of Pike Island Locks and Dam.
Pike Island Locks and Dam
- Categories: lock and gravity dam
- Location: Ohio, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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