Following the Great River Road (MO-79) 10/18/2024

October 18 We follow the Mississippi River from Saint Louis to Hannibal, and then west on MO-36 to Long Branch State Park
Downstream from the dam at Riverfront Park Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
Downstream from the dam at Riverfront Park
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
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Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
7D2_9794 Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
7D2_9795 Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
Barges that had passed through the lock downstream. Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
Barges that had passed through the lock downstream.
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
The pusher, or towboat, and an additional set of barges wait upstream for the lock to fill. Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
The pusher, or towboat, and an additional set of barges wait upstream for the lock to fill.
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
Downstream gates closing Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
Downstream gates closing
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
Filling the lock Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
Filling the lock
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
A small pusher keeps the downstream barges aligned and stable Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
A small pusher keeps the downstream barges aligned and stable
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
The upstream gates open to allow the next group in Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
The upstream gates open to allow the next group in
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
Note the clearance to the sides Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
Note the clearance to the sides
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
Waiting for the water level to match downstream Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
Waiting for the water level to match downstream
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
Downstream gates open Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
Downstream gates open
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
Memorial to the great flood of 1973 Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
Memorial to the great flood of 1973
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO
A look into downtown Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24 On the Great River Road, MO-79 Clarksville, MO
A look into downtown
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 24
On the Great River Road, MO-79
Clarksville, MO