MacArthur Lock
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MacArthur Lock is one of the major ship locks at the Soo Locks complex in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, enabling large vessels to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
navigation infrastructure
ⓘ
ship lock ⓘ |
| administeredBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Sault Ste. Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBody |
Lake Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFunction | raises and lowers ships between differing water levels ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | World War II era infrastructure ⓘ |
| isMajorLockInComplex | Soo Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | major locks at Soo Locks complex ⓘ |
| length | 800 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Canadian border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | St. Marys River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| operator | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soo Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
enables transit of large vessels between Lake Superior and lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| regionServed | Great Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesVesselType |
bulk carriers
ⓘ
freighters ⓘ lake freighters ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usableLength | 800 feet ⓘ |
| usableWidth | 80 feet ⓘ |
| waterway | St. Marys River navigation channel ⓘ |
| width | 80 feet ⓘ |
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