![The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : Melvin Price Locks and Dam & National Great Rivers Museum, Alton, Illinois. The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : Melvin Price Locks and Dam & National Great Rivers Museum, Alton, Illinois.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKaS5dtfQJ9L8bOzIevFzuHDtxII3jSsHkz56OQQCwSJ4HnRFV9sTt8umzE6cqr6AUDRj4JSirO_G3FiTUJKGMzxTjCTEFNbdtlq1Doh9UVjLAbbFG23L09JajXzN36S1SAKl5s1apvDQM4Dg6MefLMvOfnHVk96iISDtwkEUrLxGuobMMM67lk9o/s4608/Melvin_Price_Lock_and_Dam_East_Alton_IL_01.jpg)
The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : Melvin Price Locks and Dam & National Great Rivers Museum, Alton, Illinois.
![Barge traffic on the Mississippi River at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam Facility August 29, 2019 near Alton, Illinois, USA. A typical barge carries 1500 tons of cargo, which is 15 Barge traffic on the Mississippi River at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam Facility August 29, 2019 near Alton, Illinois, USA. A typical barge carries 1500 tons of cargo, which is 15](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/wpat63/barge-traffic-on-the-mississippi-river-at-the-melvin-price-locks-and-dam-facility-august-29-2019-near-alton-illinois-usa-a-typical-barge-carries-1500-tons-of-cargo-which-is-15-times-greater-than-a-rail-car-and-60-times-greater-than-one-trailer-truck-an-average-river-tow-on-the-mississippi-river-is-15-barges-consisting-of-5-barges-tied-together-and-moving-3-abreast-the-same-load-would-require-a-train-3-miles-long-or-line-of-trucks-stretching-more-than-35-miles-wpat63.jpg)
Barge traffic on the Mississippi River at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam Facility August 29, 2019 near Alton, Illinois, USA. A typical barge carries 1500 tons of cargo, which is 15
![DVIDS - Images - On top of the miter gates at the Corps of Engineer's Melvin Price Locks and Dam [Image 3 of 4] DVIDS - Images - On top of the miter gates at the Corps of Engineer's Melvin Price Locks and Dam [Image 3 of 4]](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/1202/532428/2000w_q95.jpg)