The main lock chamber of the Melvin Price Lock and Dam near Alton is closed to all Mississippi River traffic after a towboat collided with a lift gate on Tuesday.
ST. LOUIS The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, closed the 1200-foot main chamber at Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Illinois yesterday
The main lock chamber of the Melvin Price Lock and Dam near Alton is closed to all Mississippi River traffic after a towboat collided with a lift gate on Tuesday.
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