File:A1c001 Preliminary work for lock replacement at McAlpine Locks, Louisville (41709512874).jpg

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English: Looking NW from just above 600-foot lock at McAlpine Locks.

Towboat "Wayne McBride" and sand flats. In center distance, an excavator using a clamshell bucket to place sand on the river bottom in preparation for cofferdam construction. Maple trees being cut up, at left. This work is part of the replacement of the old 600-foot and 360-foot locks by a new 1200-foot lock. The swing span over the head of the 600-foot lock can be seen at left, with the K&I Bridge in the distance. . Twin screw towboat "Wayne McBride" (doc. # 554585, length 60 feet, breadth 22 feet, D353 Marine Brochure Specifications.pdf Caterpillar D353TA diesels (?), 850 hp). Built in 1974 by Serodino, Inc., Guild, Tennessee. Originally named "Delta Dawn", owned by Flowers Transportation, Greenville, Mississippi. In 1979, sold to Arkansas River Co., Greenville. In 1981, renamed "Martha Amee" . In 1991, sold to Five M Transportation Corp., Louisville, Kentucky, and renamed "Wayne McBride". Still operating in 2017. . Ohio River mile 607. Louisville, Kentucky. Mar. 2, 2001. file # a1c001. .

Scanned from 6x9 cm E-6 transparency taken with Fuji GW690 II (90 mm lens) or Fuji GSW690 III (65 mm lens).
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Source a1c001: Preliminary work for lock replacement at McAlpine Locks, Louisville
Author William Alden from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Camera location38° 16′ 34.76″ N, 85° 47′ 22.87″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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