The Bertrand H. Snell Lock is situated on the St Lawrence River leg of the St Lawrence Seaway and is one of the seven canal locks found along the length of the seaway. [1] The lock has a 45 ft (14 m) lift for ships traveling upstream. [2] It is situated near Massena, New York along with one of the other locks.
The lock was constructed parallel to the portion of the St Lawrence River known as the " Long Sault". The US Army Corps of Engineers planned and supervised the construction. [3] Actual construction was performed by Peter Kiewit Sons Co., Morrison-Knudsen Co., Perini Corp., Utah Construction Co., and Walsh Construction Co. [4] [5]
The lock was originally named the "Grasse River Lock" and was renamed after Bertrand Snell after his death. [6] [7] The lock, and the nearby Eisenhower Lock are part of the Wiley-Dondero Canal. [2] Construction was complicated by the need to not interrupt the waterflow to nearby hydro-electric installations.
References
- ^ "Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System Map". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ a b Ernest Albert John Davies. "Major inland waterways of North America". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ William H. Becker (1959). "From the Atlantic to the Great Lakes: A History of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the St. Lawrence Seaway" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ^ "St. Lawrence Seaway's Construction Grandeur". Historical Construction Equipment Association. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ William H. Becker. "From the Atlantic to the Great Lakes" (PDF). United States Army Corps of Engineers. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "Monday, February 10, 1958 Press Release" (PDF). St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. February 10, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ "SEAWAY TO HONOR 3 IN NAMING UNITS". The New York Times. 1958-02-08. p. 35. Retrieved 2021-11-27.