United States historic place
| Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. Historic district | |
 The dam's control station, with the lock to the left | |
  Show map of Illinois Show map of the United States | |
| Location | 7521 N. Lock Rd., Morris, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°23′59″N 88°16′53″W / 41.3998°N 88.28132°W / 41.3998; -88.28132 |
| Area | 23.4 acres (9.5 ha) |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architect | Smith, Walter Mickle |
| Architectural style | Lock and Dam |
| MPS | Illinois Waterway Navigation System Facilities MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000164 |
| Added to NRHP | March 10, 2004 |
The Dresden Island Lock and Dam is a 23.4-acre (9.5 ha) Lock and Dam complex on the Illinois River in Morris, Illinois. The dam was completed in 1933 and designed by engineer Walter Mickle Smith. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The listing included one contributing building and three contributing structures.
The lock and dam complex includes an arched gravity dam, a spillway, nine Tainter gates, 18 headgates, and a section of fill dirt connecting the headgates to the embankment of the Illinois & Michigan Canal.
The lock and dam are 1,320 feet (400 m) long, and the lock has a maximum lift of 22 feet (6.7 m).
The state of Illinois began constructing the dam in 1928. In 1930, the state had completed 35% of the dam but lacked the money to complete it, so the federal government built the remainder of the dam.
The Dresden Island Lock and Dam is documented in a Historic American Engineering Record.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Dresden Island Lock & Dam" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- "HAER doc" (PDF).
| Crossings of the Illinois River | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
|---|---|
| Topics | |
| Lists by state |
|
| Lists by insular areas | |
| Lists by associated state | |
| Other areas | |
| Related | |
- Dams completed in 1933
- Buildings and structures in Grundy County, Illinois
- Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Locks on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places in Grundy County, Illinois
- Transportation buildings and structures in Grundy County, Illinois
- 1933 establishments in Illinois