Hildebrand Lock and Dam is a
navigational lock and gated
dam
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on the
Monongahela River
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at
Hilderbrand,
West Virginia
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. (Hildebrand is a misspelling of Hilderbrand.) It is part of a series of dams that canalizes the Monongahela to a depth of at least for its entire length from
Fairmont,
West Virginia
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to
Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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. It is maintained by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District.
Hildebrand has a single
lock chamber located on the left-descending river bank. The dam's upper pool extends upstream to
Opekiska Lock and Dam, with its downstream pool being formed by
Morgantown Lock and Dam.
History
Construction on Hildebrand Lock and Dam began in 1950 and was completed in 1960.
It replaced old Locks 12 and 13, timber crib structures completed in 1903.
See also
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List of crossings of the Monongahela River
This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Monongahela River starting from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the river helps to form the headwaters of the Ohio River, and ending in Fairmont, West Virginia, where the West F ...
References
External links
Hildebrand Lock and Dam
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Transportation in Monongalia County, West Virginia
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