Mess on the Mississippi

An Aging Infrastructure Threatens Grain-Delivery Systems

A wall on the 80-year-old Lockport Lock and Dam collapsed into the water while work was being done to repair it. (Progressive Farmer photo by Rock Island Dist., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
The Upper Mississippi River/Illinois Waterway Navigation System was a marvel when it was constructed, mostly in the 1930s and 1940s. Today, the 37 locks on the 1,200-mile system of inland rivers are a mess.

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