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NewsNovember 10, 2013

Olmsted Locks and Dam

A look at the construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, as seen Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.

Laura Simon
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A construction worker works in the downstream bulkhead recess of lower pier shell number five in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill. The lower pier shell number five will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam on the Ohio River. A tainter gate controls water flow. In the background is sill shell six with it's lifting frame attached.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A construction worker works in the downstream bulkhead recess of lower pier shell number five in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill. The lower pier shell number five will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam on the Ohio River. A tainter gate controls water flow. In the background is sill shell six with it's lifting frame attached.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Olmsted Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Olmsted Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Olmsted Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Olmsted Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Iron workers prepare to install the first section of the lifting platform to lower pier shell five, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam. Once the lifting platform is installed, the pier shell will be transported by the gentry crane and then by the catamaran barge to be placed in the Ohio River. The shell will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Iron workers prepare to install the first section of the lifting platform to lower pier shell five, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam. Once the lifting platform is installed, the pier shell will be transported by the gentry crane and then by the catamaran barge to be placed in the Ohio River. The shell will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A worker stands next to the strand jacks of the super gantry crane in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A worker stands next to the strand jacks of the super gantry crane in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Iron workers prepare to install the first section of the lifting platform to lower pier shell five, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam. Once the lifting platform is installed, the pier shell will be transported by the gentry crane and then by the catamaran barge to be placed in the Ohio River. The shell will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Iron workers prepare to install the first section of the lifting platform to lower pier shell five, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam. Once the lifting platform is installed, the pier shell will be transported by the gentry crane and then by the catamaran barge to be placed in the Ohio River. The shell will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam.
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LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The super gantry crane used in the construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam sets in the casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The super gantry crane used in the construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam sets in the casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The super gantry crane used in the construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam sets in the casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The super gantry crane used in the construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam sets in the casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The catamaran barge sits in the Ohio River as the stilling basin shell six with its lifting frame attached, sits on the cradle that carried it down the rails of the skidway from the casting yard. The catamaran barge will carry the shell to its place in the river.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The catamaran barge sits in the Ohio River as the stilling basin shell six with its lifting frame attached, sits on the cradle that carried it down the rails of the skidway from the casting yard. The catamaran barge will carry the shell to its place in the river.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mick Awbrey, Olmsted Locks and Dam Division deputy chief, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shows part of the organizational process inside the "war room", Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mick Awbrey, Olmsted Locks and Dam Division deputy chief, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shows part of the organizational process inside the "war room", Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rebar in the stilling basin shell six is seen Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at Olmsted Locks and Dam.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rebar in the stilling basin shell six is seen Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at Olmsted Locks and Dam.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The super gantry crane used in the construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam sets in the casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The super gantry crane used in the construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam sets in the casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The catamaran barge sits in the Ohio River as the stilling basin shell six with its lifting frame attached, sits on the cradle that carried it down the rails of the skidway from the casting yard. The catamaran barge will carry the shell to its place in the river.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The catamaran barge sits in the Ohio River as the stilling basin shell six with its lifting frame attached, sits on the cradle that carried it down the rails of the skidway from the casting yard. The catamaran barge will carry the shell to its place in the river.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jon Fleshman looks out over Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jon Fleshman looks out over Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Carpenters install formwork that encases an upper pier's steel core in preparation for the placement of concrete to Olmsted Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. The upper pier is part of the tainter gate section of the dam. The tainter gate controls water flow.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Carpenters install formwork that encases an upper pier's steel core in preparation for the placement of concrete to Olmsted Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. The upper pier is part of the tainter gate section of the dam. The tainter gate controls water flow.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A view of Olmsted Locks and Dam casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A view of Olmsted Locks and Dam casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Iron workers prepare to install the first section of the lifting platform to lower pier shell five, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam. Once the lifting platform is installed, the pier shell will be transported by the gentry crane and then by the catamaran barge to be placed in the Ohio River. The shell will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Iron workers prepare to install the first section of the lifting platform to lower pier shell five, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam. Once the lifting platform is installed, the pier shell will be transported by the gentry crane and then by the catamaran barge to be placed in the Ohio River. The shell will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A view from inside the tower of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A view from inside the tower of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A view of Olmsted Locks and Dam casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A view of Olmsted Locks and Dam casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A view of Olmsted Locks and Dam casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A view of Olmsted Locks and Dam casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The bottom door to the stairway of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The bottom door to the stairway of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Iron workers prepare to install the first section of the lifting platform to lower pier shell five, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam. Once the lifting platform is installed, the pier shell will be transported by the gentry crane and then by the catamaran barge to be placed in the Ohio River. The shell will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Iron workers prepare to install the first section of the lifting platform to lower pier shell five, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam. Once the lifting platform is installed, the pier shell will be transported by the gentry crane and then by the catamaran barge to be placed in the Ohio River. The shell will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Iron workers prepare to install the first section of the lifting platform to lower pier shell five, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam. Once the lifting platform is installed, the pier shell will be transported by the gentry crane and then by the catamaran barge to be placed in the Ohio River. The shell will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Iron workers prepare to install the first section of the lifting platform to lower pier shell five, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam. Once the lifting platform is installed, the pier shell will be transported by the gentry crane and then by the catamaran barge to be placed in the Ohio River. The shell will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Workers have a meeting in the "war room" of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Workers have a meeting in the "war room" of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mick Awbrey, Olmsted Locks and Dam Division deputy chief, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shows part of the organizational process inside the "war room", Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mick Awbrey, Olmsted Locks and Dam Division deputy chief, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shows part of the organizational process inside the "war room", Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mick Awbrey, Olmsted Locks and Dam Division deputy chief, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shows part of the organizational process inside the "war room", Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mick Awbrey, Olmsted Locks and Dam Division deputy chief, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shows part of the organizational process inside the "war room", Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The catamaran barge sits in the Ohio River as the stilling basin shell six with its lifting frame attached, sits on the cradle that carried it down the rails of the skidway from the casting yard. The catamaran barge will carry the shell to its place in the river.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The catamaran barge sits in the Ohio River as the stilling basin shell six with its lifting frame attached, sits on the cradle that carried it down the rails of the skidway from the casting yard. The catamaran barge will carry the shell to its place in the river.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A worker stands next to the strand jacks of the super gantry crane in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A worker stands next to the strand jacks of the super gantry crane in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A man operates the super gantry crane in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A man operates the super gantry crane in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The super gantry crane used in the construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam sets in the casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The super gantry crane used in the construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam sets in the casting yard, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction of Olmsted Locks and Dam continues, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mick Awbrey, Olmsted Locks and Dam Division deputy chief, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, describes the activity in the casting yard Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill. From left are lower pier shell five, lower pier shell six, sill shell six with its lifting frame attached and the super gantry crane.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mick Awbrey, Olmsted Locks and Dam Division deputy chief, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, describes the activity in the casting yard Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill. From left are lower pier shell five, lower pier shell six, sill shell six with its lifting frame attached and the super gantry crane.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Lowe, project manager for the Olmsted Locks and Dam construction project, shows a model of the pier and sill shells, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Lowe, project manager for the Olmsted Locks and Dam construction project, shows a model of the pier and sill shells, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jon Fleshman checks out the storm shelter at Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jon Fleshman checks out the storm shelter at Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Construction continues in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A construction worker works in the downstream bulkhead recess of lower pier shell number five in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill. The lower pier shell number five will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam on the Ohio River. A tainter gate controls water flow. In the background is sill shell six with it's lifting frame attached.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A construction worker works in the downstream bulkhead recess of lower pier shell number five in the casting yard of Olmsted Locks and Dam, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Olmsted, Ill. The lower pier shell number five will become part of the tainter gate section of the dam on the Ohio River. A tainter gate controls water flow. In the background is sill shell six with it's lifting frame attached.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The catamaran barge sits in the Ohio River as the stilling basin shell six with its lifting frame attached, sits on the cradle that carried it down the rails of the skidway from the casting yard. The catamaran barge will carry the shell to its place in the river.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The catamaran barge sits in the Ohio River as the stilling basin shell six with its lifting frame attached, sits on the cradle that carried it down the rails of the skidway from the casting yard. The catamaran barge will carry the shell to its place in the river.
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