Illinois Waterway · IL-03
Brandon Road Lock and Dam
Wait-time history, barge traffic and lock information for Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois Waterway. Includes data coverage and source definitions.
- Waterway
- Illinois Waterway
- Location
- Joliet, IL
- River mile
- 286.0
- Chamber length (ft)
- 600.0
- Chamber width (ft)
- 110.0
- Opened
- 1933.0
Recorded traffic and wait times
| Lock | Waterway | Lockages | Barges | Median commercial wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Road Lock and Dam (IL-03) | Illinois Waterway | 382 | 936 | 0.39 h |
90th-percentile commercial wait: 1.47 hours. Commercial lockages recorded: 214.
Recorded arrivals: 2026-09-04T16:57 to 2026-10-04T15:37 (CST, as reported).
Status snapshot collected: 2026-10-05T14:09Z. Tows pending: 3. Reported four-hour average delay: 123.0 minutes.
Page data built 2026-10-05T14:17:12Z. Wait means arrival to start of lockage. Recent completed passages may understate delays while other tows remain waiting. See definitions and limitations.