Shelley Byrne, Author at The Waterways Journal

Cumberland River Reopens At Smithland Following Bridge Implosion

December 11, 2023

The Cumberland River reopened at Mile 2.7 about 11:45 a.m. December 4, following delays related to imploding the old bridge crossing the river. Contractors imploded the old U.S. 60 Cumberland… Read More

Study Considers Relocating Bridge Away From Cairo, Ill. Map of study area. (Courtesy of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet)

Study Considers Relocating Bridge Away From Cairo, Ill.

December 8, 2023

Public comments are being sought on moving the planned location of a new Ohio River bridge that would replace the 1936 bridge connecting Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill. The Kentucky… Read More

Projections Call For Rapid Fall In River Levels At St. Louis

December 1, 2023

With the seasonal decrease in flows from the Missouri River, industry attention concerning low-water conditions is turning to the St. Louis, Mo., to Cairo, Ill., reach of the Upper Mississippi. Read More

Design Contract Awarded For New LaGrange Lock Chamber A design shows the site plan of a new 1,200-foot lock chamber to be built landward of the existing 600-foot chamber at LaGrange Lock and Dam on the Illinois River. Tetra Tech was awarded the contract for the 100 percent engineering design. (Image courtesy of Rock Island Engineer District)

A design shows the site plan of a new 1,200-foot lock chamber to be built landward of the existing 600-foot chamber at LaGrange Lock and Dam on the Illinois River. Tetra Tech was awarded the contract for the 100 percent engineering design. (Image courtesy of Rock Island Engineer District)

Design Contract Awarded For New LaGrange Lock Chamber

December 1, 2023

Work is underway to design a new, 1,200-foot lock chamber at LaGrange Lock and Dam on the Illinois River. The Rock Island Engineer District, working in conjunction with the Great… Read More

Living Lands & Waters Launches River Careers Classroom Barge

The new educational barge, called the Mississippi River Institute, will focus on teaching 11th and 12th graders about available careers on the river. (Photo courtesy of Living Lands & Waters)

Living Lands & Waters Launches River Careers Classroom Barge

December 1, 2023

Living Lands & Waters’ new educational barge has a history that goes back nearly a century. The classroom, dubbed the Mississippi River Institute, is the shell of a 1930 steam-powered… Read More

Explosives Demolish Old Cumberland River Bridge At Smithland, Ky. Explosive charges take down the 1931 Old U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge at Smithland, Ky., on November 30. Traffic moved to the new, blue bridge alongside it in May. (photo by Keith Todd/Kentucky Department of Highways)

Explosive charges take down the 1931 Old U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge at Smithland, Ky., on November 30. Traffic moved to the new, blue bridge alongside it in May. (photo by Keith Todd/Kentucky Department of Highways)

Explosives Demolish Old Cumberland River Bridge At Smithland, Ky.

December 1, 2023

A 92-year-old bridge over the Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky., was successfully imploded November 30. Known as the Old U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge or the Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial… Read More

Tenn-Tom Waterway Sees Increased Interest The first five barges of Chinese-made equipment for the new Ford Motor Company battery plant being built in Haywood County, Tenn., were rerouted via the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway because of low water on the Lower Mississippi. The equipment was unloaded at Yellow Creek Port, with two terminals in Burnsville and Iuka, Miss. (Photo courtesy of Yellow Creek Port)

The first five barges of Chinese-made equipment for the new Ford Motor Company battery plant being built in Haywood County, Tenn., were rerouted via the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway because of low water on the Lower Mississippi. The equipment was unloaded at Yellow Creek Port, with two terminals in Burnsville and Iuka, Miss. (Photo courtesy of Yellow Creek Port)

Tenn-Tom Waterway Sees Increased Interest

November 22, 2023

While low-water conditions have hampered transit on the Lower Mississippi River for months, the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway is not dealing with the same circumstances. Mitch Mays, administrator of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway… Read More

Meldahl Main Chamber Closed For Dewatering

November 22, 2023

The main lock chamber at Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam, Ohio River Mile 436.2, is closed following a dive inspection November 20. The lock needs to be dewatered to… Read More

PIDP Grant Key To Revitalizing Hickman Port The Hickman-Fulton County Riverport will receive $3,295,879 from a federal Port Infrastructure Development (PIDP) grant announced November 3. Port and economic development officials says the grant funds are key to continuing port operations well into the future. (Photo courtesy of the Hickman-Fulton County Riverport Authority)

The Hickman-Fulton County Riverport will receive $3,295,879 from a federal Port Infrastructure Development (PIDP) grant announced November 3. Port and economic development officials says the grant funds are key to continuing port operations well into the future. (Photo courtesy of the Hickman-Fulton County Riverport Authority)

PIDP Grant Key To Revitalizing Hickman Port

November 22, 2023

A federal Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant of nearly $3.3 million announced November 3 is not only replacing a conveyor system and mooring cell but also ensuring one western… Read More

Potential Kentucky Port Sites Receive Grants

November 20, 2023

Two riverfront sites that are potential future port locations in western Kentucky have received grant funding to assist with further development. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced October 26 that more… Read More

Author: Shelley Byrne