GPS Coordinates:
N 41.32515; W 88.98606
Site Access:
Free
8:30am-5pm
Handicap Accessible
Parking
Amenities: Information; Restrooms; Viewing Platform; Picnic; Water Fountain; Lookout Tower; Visitors Center
Directions:
From I 80 at Ottawa, take Exit 90 and go south on SR (State Route) 23, following SR 23/Columbus St./LaSalle St. for 2.3 miles to the intersection of Main St. Turn west (right) onto Main St. for 1.3 miles to Boyce Memorial Dr. Turn south (left) onto Boyce Memorial Dr. for 0.7 miles to Ottawa Ave./Dee Bennett Rd./CH 34. Turn west (right) onto Ottawa Ave./Dee Bennett Rd./CH 34 and follow it 4.9 miles to the Waterway Visitors Center on the left side of the road.
Description:
Located at the Starved Rock Lock & Dam, the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center is owned and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps maintains the lock and dam system along the entire Illinois Waterway from Lake Michigan to Grafton, IL where the Illinois River empties into the Mississippi River. The water system conducts river traffic along 333 miles of waterway which drops nearly 160 feet in elevation between Chicago and Grafton. The visitors center interprets the building and maintenance of this system, as well as the history of water transportation in Illinois, beginning with the Native American canoe and ending with modern transportation. The center also provides up-close views of river barges and other watercraft as they “lock through” the Starved Rock Lock & Dam.
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