Lock chambers are 427 meters (1,400 feet) long by 55 meters (180 feet) wide, and 18.3 meters (60 feet) deep. Original Locks (1914) 12.8m (42’)
New Locks (2016) 18.3m (60’)
304.8m (1,000’)
33.5m (110’)
427m (1,400’)
55m (180’)
The new locks have 16 rolling gates operating from concrete recesses located perpendicular to the lock chambers. Such gate configuration turns each recess into a sort of dry dock which will allow servicing the gates on site without the need to remove them and therefore interrupt lock operations.
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