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Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3

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Two 2-story frame lockkeepers houses for the former lock and dam structures were constructed about 1907, with the older house at 301 Barking Road surviving.
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The site has six contributing structures, the dam, the lock, an esplanade, the operations building, a gauging station, and a lockkeepers house.
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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
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C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam is located about 14.5 Miles up the
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Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Barrington,
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Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3 is located in Pennsylvania
Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3 is located in the United States
Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Plum, Pennsylvania
40°32′18″N 79°48′13″W / 40.53833°N 79.80361°W / 40.53833; -79.80361
Vang Construction Company
Seeds & Derham
MPS
Allegheny River Navigation System MPS
00000397
Bill Young
Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Plum, Pennsylvania
lock
fixed-crest dam
Allegheny River
Allegheny River
Point
Downtown Pittsburgh
Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 4
Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2
National Register of Historic Places


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Public Law 108-137"

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