The Eisenhower Lock is one of the seven canal locks on the St Lawrence River leg of the St Lawrence Seaway . This lock provides a 38 foot lift for ships heading upstream. It is one of two locks located near Massena, New York .
3-572: The lock was constructed to bypass the portion of the St Lawrence River known as the Long Sault . The US Army Corps of Engineers planned and supervised the construction. Actual construction was performed by Peter Kiewit Sons Co. , Morrison-Knudsen Co., Perini Corp., Utah Construction Co., and Walsh Construction Co. The lock was originally named the "Robinson Bay Lock" and was renamed after President Dwight Eisenhower after his term
6-689: Was a second dedication ceremony at the Eisenhower Lock . Key attendees were Queen Elizabeth II , Vice President Richard Nixon and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller . In 1972 a tanker, the MV Venus , exploded while transiting the lock. On June 18, 2015, the cruise ship Saint Laurent collided with the lock, causing it to be drained, and closed for almost two days. 44°58′46″N 74°50′58″W / 44.97937°N 74.84956°W / 44.97937; -74.84956 Long Sault Too Many Requests If you report this error to
9-525: Was over. The lock, and the nearby Bertrand H. Snell Lock are part of the Wiley-Dondero Canal . Construction was complicated by the need to not interrupt the waterflow to nearby hydro-electric installations. The St. Lawrence Seaway was dedicated on 26 June 1959 at a ceremony in Montreal. Key speakers were President Dwight Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II . The following day there
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