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New Gates For Upper Miss Lock 12 A barge carries new upper and lower gates for Upper Mississippi River Lock 12 on the Black Warrior River near Cordova, Ala. (Photo courtesy of G&G Steel)

A barge carries new upper and lower gates for Upper Mississippi River Lock 12 on the Black Warrior River near Cordova, Ala. (Photo courtesy of G&G Steel)

New Gates For Upper Miss Lock 12

April 26, 2019

G&G Steel recently completed work on new upper and lower gates for Upper Mississippi River Lock 12. The upper gate is 25 feet tall by 62 feet wide and weighs 110 tons… Read More

G&G Steel Built Its Largest Tainter Gates For Olmsted G&G Steel, a fabrication firm based in Russellville, Ala., built five of Olmsted’s tainter gates. The company has recently shipped its third lift gate (shown here) to Montgomery Locks and Dam near Pittsburgh. (—photo courtesy of G&G Steel)

G&G Steel, a fabrication firm based in Russellville, Ala., built five of Olmsted’s tainter gates. The company has recently shipped its third lift gate (shown here) to Montgomery Locks and Dam near Pittsburgh. (—photo courtesy of G&G Steel)

G&G Steel Built Its Largest Tainter Gates For Olmsted

August 31, 2018

With the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Olmsted Locks and Dam underway the day this story went to press—August 30—G&G Steel made sure to be present for the momentous occasion. The fabrication… Read More

Corps Completes 34-Day Closure At Holt Lock And Dam

August 10, 2018

As it weaves through the wooded hills of Tuscaloosa County, Ala., the Black Warrior River tumbles from an elevation of near 240 feet to below 100 feet in a span… Read More

Lower Miter Gate Heads To Holt Lock And Dam —photo courtesy of Jacob Gist

Lower Miter Gate Heads To Holt Lock And Dam

June 29, 2018

G&G Steel, Iuka, Miss., has constructed a lower miter gate for the Mobile Engineer District. The gate, which is destined for Holt Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior River… Read More