#4: (Satellite)
I haven't bothered to visit these locks because Lock #2 was so disappointing in terms of being overgrown with trees, and it looks like these two locks are also overgrown. And they are in worse shape. But I finally came across a photo of Lock #4.
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| Illinois and Michigan Canal Photo Tour posted An icy and snowy canal at Lock 3 looking north. |
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| Illinois and Michigan Canal Photo Tour posted A wintery image of Lock 3, Joliet. |
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| Illinois and Michigan Canal Photo Tour posted Lock 4 as it appeared 19 years ago. Today the east wall is collapsed and rock debris litters the canal. Lock 3 is just a quarter mile north. [In the background left of center we can see the top of a tower for the CN/EJ&E Bridge.] |
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| Illinois and Michigan Canal Photo Tour posted Looking north from the debris of Lock 4 at Joliet. |
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| Illinois and Michigan Canal Photo Tour posted Looking south at Lock 4, Joliet. |
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| Illinois and Michigan Canal Photo Tour posted Soon the canal side vegetation will turn green again! Looking north from the rubble of Lock 4's collapsed east wall, Joliet. |
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| Illinois and Michigan Canal Photo Tour posted Very cold weather headed our way. One argument put forth in 1831 for a railroad instead of a canal was that the railroad would run year 'round while the canal would be frozen for 4 months or so. The canal won out of course, much to my (and our) delight. Frozen canal at locks 4 and 3 near Joliet. Lloyd Scott Hardin shared Paul Petraitis shared |
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| Illinois and Michigan Canal Photo Tour posted More frozen canal, just south of Lock 4. A sudden thaw could result in an ice jam, in which free flowing ice would accumulate at an obstruction in the river or canal causing severe damage to whatever was in the way such as bridges and boats. Several canal boats were lost this way. |
The locks are just north and south of the CN/EJ&E tracks.
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| 1954 Joliet Quad @ 24,000 |
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