#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. |
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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