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John T. Myers Locks and Dam
John T. Myers Locks and Dam
Official name	John T. Myers Locks and Dam
Location	Posey County, Indiana / Union County, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates	37°47′37″N 87°59′27″W / 37.7935°N 87.9909°W
Construction began	1965
Opening date	1977
Operator(s)	United States Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District,
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Ohio River
Length	3504 ft (1068 m)

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The John T. Myers Locks and Dam is the 17th Lock and dam on the Ohio River located 846 miles downstream of Pittsburgh about 3 miles (4.8 km) downstream from Uniontown, Kentucky. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that is 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide. This United States Army Corps of Engineers facility is in Posey County, Indiana, and Union County, Kentucky. The project was authorized as replacement for existing Locks and Dam 48 and 49 on September 17, 1958, by Secretary of the Army under authority of Section 6 of the Rivers and Harbors Act approved March 3, 1909, as amended.

Formerly known as the Uniontown Locks and Dam, it was renamed by an act of Congress in 1996 (PL 104-303) as a tribute to recently retired Congressman John T. Myers.^[1]

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^ "John T. Myers". Locks and Dams Project Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District. Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-06-08.

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[1] "John T. Myers". Locks and Dams Project Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District. Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-06-08.

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-The '''John T. Myers Locks and Dam''' is a [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] facility on the [[Ohio River]] in [[Posey County, Indiana]].  Formerly known as the '''Uniontown Locks and Dam''', it was renamed by an act of [[United States Congress|Congress]] in 1996 (PL 104-303) as a tribute to recently retired Congressman [[John T. Myers (Congressman)|John T. Myers]].
+The '''John T. Myers Locks and Dam''' is the 17th [[Lock and dam]] on the [[Ohio River]] located 846 miles downstream of Pittsburgh about {{convert|3|mi|km}} downstream from Uniontown, Kentucky. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that is 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide. This [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] facility is in [[Posey County, Indiana]], and [[Union County, Kentucky]].  The project was authorized as replacement for existing Locks and Dam 48 and 49 on September 17, 1958, by Secretary of the Army under authority of Section 6 of the Rivers and Harbors Act approved March 3, 1909, as amended.
+Formerly known as the '''Uniontown Locks and Dam''', it was renamed by an act of [[United States Congress|Congress]] in 1996 (PL 104-303) as a tribute to recently retired Congressman [[John T. Myers (Congressman)|John T. Myers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=John T. Myers |url=http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/opl/article.asp?id=83 |publisher=Locks and Dams Project Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District |accessdate=2009-06-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109151909/http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/opl/article.asp?id=83 |archivedate=2009-01-09 }}</ref>
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-[[Category:Locks of the United States]]
+==References==
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+==External links==
+* [http://outreach.lrh.usace.army.mil/Locks/JTMyers/Default.htm U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District: John T. Myers Locks & Dam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620120003/http://outreach.lrh.usace.army.mil/Locks/JTMyers/Default.htm |date=2009-06-20 }}
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080610061205/http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/opl/ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District: John T. Myers Locks & Dam]
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+[[Category:Dams in Kentucky]]
+[[Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Posey County, Indiana]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Union County, Kentucky]]
+[[Category:Transportation in Union County, Kentucky]]
+[[Category:United States Army Corps of Engineers dams]]
+[[Category:Dams on the Ohio River]]
+[[Category:Locks of Indiana]]
+[[Category:Locks of Kentucky]]
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