Ohio River · OH-42
McAlpine Locks and Dam
Wait-time history, barge traffic and lock information for McAlpine Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. Includes data coverage and source definitions.
- Waterway
- Ohio River
- Location
- Louisville, KY
- River mile
- 606.8
- Chamber length (ft)
- 1200.0
- Chamber width (ft)
- 110.0
- Opened
- 1961.0
Recorded traffic and wait times
| Lock | Waterway | Lockages | Barges | Median commercial wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAlpine Locks and Dam (OH-42) | Ohio River | 398 | 3,987 | 0.02 h |
90th-percentile commercial wait: 0.85 hours. Commercial lockages recorded: 378.
Recorded arrivals: 2026-09-04T12:10 to 2026-10-04T16:40 (EST, as reported).
Status snapshot collected: 2026-10-05T14:09Z. Tows pending: 0. Reported four-hour average delay: 1.0 minutes.
Page data built 2026-10-05T14:21:30Z. Wait means arrival to start of lockage. Recent completed passages may understate delays while other tows remain waiting. See definitions and limitations.
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- Capt Ant Meldahl Locks and Dam (OH-25)
- Dashields Lock and Dam (OH-02)
- Emsworth Lock and Dam (OH-01)
- Greenup Locks and Dam (OH-24)
- Hannibal Locks and Dam (OH-71)
- John T. Myers Lock & Dam (OH-77)
- Lock and Dam 52 (OH-52)
- Lock and Dam 53 (OH-53)
- Markland Locks and Dam (OH-41)
- Montgomery Lock and Dam (OH-03)
- New Cumberland Lock and Dam (OH-04)
- Newburgh Lock and Dam (OH-76)
- Olmsted Locks and Dam (OH-79)
- Pike Island Lock and Dam (OH-05)
- Racine Locks and Dam (OH-22)
- Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam (OH-26)
- Smithland Lock and Dam (OH-78)
- Willow Island Locks and Dam (OH-72)