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. The lock and dam are also used to regulate water levels on the river between Lockport and Joliet. The lock at the complex is 110 by 600 feet (34 by 183 m) and has four Miter gates, with a 34-foot (10.3 meter) drop. The dam is 2,372 feet (723 m) long and includes concrete and earthen segments. The complex also includes a disused junction lock for the Illinois and Michigan Canal, the control station for the lock, and a modern pump house.[2]


Brandon Road Lock and Dam Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


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Location	1100 Brandon Rd., Joliet, Illinois
Coordinates	41.50329°N 88.10309°W / 41.50329; -88.10309
Area	92.9 acres (37.6 ha)
Built	1933
Architect	Smith, Walter Mickle
Architectural style	Lock and Dam, Other
MPS	Illinois Waterway Navigation System Facilities MPS
NRHP reference No.	04000163[1]
Added to NRHP	March 10, 2004

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Brandon Road Lock and Dam Historic District on March 10, 2004.[1]

The 1932-built bascule bridge spanning the lock channel

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Henning, Barbara J. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brandon Road Lock and Dam Historic District. National Park Service, 2001.

Joliet, Illinois
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Other education	Joliet Junior College Joliet YMCA University of St. Francis
Landmarks	Autobahn Country Club Brandon Road Lock and Dam Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus Chicagoland Speedway Christ Episcopal Church (destroyed by fire) Duly Health and Care Field Harrah's Joliet Hiram B. Scutt Mansion Joliet Area Historical Museum Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (near Joliet, closed) Joliet Correctional Center (closed) Joliet East Side Historic District Joliet Iron and Steel Works Joliet Memorial Stadium Joliet Regional Airport Joliet Transportation Center Joliet Union Station Louis Joliet Hotel Louis Joliet Mall Rialto Square Theatre Route 66 Raceway Sehring Castle Silver Cross Hospital (moved to New Lenox) United States Post Office Upper Bluff Historic District U.S. Route 66
Culture, sports and society	The Herald-News Joliet Slammers People Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet

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