Craig Smith, Nashville District Tennessee River Operations
Craig Smith, Nashville District Tennessee River Operations Center, dresses a fresh weld on plates securing a new tow haulage rail on Kentucky Lock wall Nov. 5, 2013. Nashville District employees completed the T... More
Open house set on board Motor Vessel Mississippi in Chattanooga
The public is invited to an open house on board the Motor Vessel Mississippi when it is docked at Ross’s Landing in Chattanooga from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7. The vessel is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ l... More
Tony Ellis, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Tony Ellis, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident engineer, inspects a small vertical karstic feature in the limestone during excavation for the new lock Apri... More
Adam Walker (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Adam Walker (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, briefs Congressman Diane Black, Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District, on the projec... More
USACE-TVA 80-year partnership a definite plus for Cumberland, Tennesse...
This aerial photo of the Kentucky Lock Addition project taken April 26, 2013, in Grand Rivers, Ky., shows construction of a new 1200-foot lock landward of the existing 600-foot lock and the relocated highway an... More
The 50-foot electromagnetic particle ring, Muon g-2
The 50-foot electromagnetic particle ring, Muon g-2 (pronounced g minus two) is lowered in Kentucky Lock, Grand Rivers, Ky., July 16, 2013 on its circuitous journey from Long Island, N.Y. to Chicago. It is a ve... More
Kentucky Lock at Tennessee River Mile 22.4 in Grand
Kentucky Lock at Tennessee River Mile 22.4 in Grand Rivers, Ky., shown here Aug. 14, 2013, with the 110-by-600-foot chamber dewatered. It is closed for scheduled maintenance repairs until noon Sept. 24, 2013. ... More
Maj. Brad Morgan (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Maj. Brad Morgan (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander, presents the district's Hedgehog Award to Jessie Pullen, resident engineer for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project and ... More
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, leads an unveiling ceremony of the first completed massive monolith from a viewpoint over the construction site in Grand Rivers, Ky., Jan. 28, ... More
Pathways were made at Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers,
Pathways were made at Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky., for personnel to keep navigation open at the lock on the Tennessee River. Lock Mechanic Bill Peek is credited with making it to the project and working... More
The family of Tony Ellisi unveils a new sign bearing
The family of Tony Ellisi unveils a new sign bearing his name. The US Highway 62 Bridge across the Tennessee River below Kentucky Dam was re-named in memory and in honor of former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers K... More
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, describes lock wall and valve operations to Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander... More
Kentucky Lock’s first lift-in shell to be placed
Diagram of Public Viewing Designated Area at Kentucky Dam of placement of a 1.3-million-pound concrete shell Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 that will form a part of the downstream cofferdam for the new lock under constru... More
A 1.3 million pound concrete shell is moved to a gantry
A 1.3 million pound concrete shell is moved to a gantry crane Aug. 2, 2018 downstream of Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor, Johnson Brothers, ... More
Mackie named Nashville District Employee of the Month for December 201...
William Mackie, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Engineering and Construction Division geologist, is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for December 2018.
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project gives an overview about three of 10 partially placed concrete shells on the riverbed of the Tennessee River. These shells that will be placed o... More
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., USACE Great Lakes
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general; presents the U.S. Army Meritorious Civilian Service Medal to Lock Operator Joshua C. Mullins at Kentucky Lock in Gr... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, Lt. Col. Sonny Avichal briefs U.S. Army Combat engineers from Fort Campbell’s 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division at the Kentucky Lock Ad... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Johnson Brothers place the final concrete shell on the riverbed of the Tennessee River Feb. 2, 2020 below Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. It... More
Craig Smith, Nashville District Tennessee River Operations
Craig Smith, Nashville District Tennessee River Operations Center, takes a momentary break from welding plates securing new tow haulage rail on Kentucky Lock wall Nov. 5, 2013. Nashville District employees comp... More
Congressman Diane Black of Tennessee’s 6th Congressional
Congressman Diane Black of Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District is dwarfed by one of four 1940 vintage, 12-by-12-foot culvert valves replaced this summer at the existing Kentucky Lock. Black received informat... More
Tony Ellis (Left), Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident
Tony Ellis (Left), Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident engineer, escorts Adrienne Gordon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, and Project Manager Adam Walker during a site visi... More
The 50-foot electromagnetic particle ring, Muon g-2
The 50-foot electromagnetic particle ring, Muon g-2 (pronounced g minus two) enters Kentucky Lock, Grand Rivers, Ky., July 16, 2013 on its circuitous journey from Long Island, N.Y. to Chicago. It is a very powe... More
Kentucky Lock at Tennessee River Mile 22.4 in Grand
Kentucky Lock at Tennessee River Mile 22.4 in Grand Rivers, Ky., shown here Aug. 14, 2013, with the 110-by-600-foot chamber dewatered. It is closed for scheduled maintenance repairs until noon Sept. 24, 2013. ... More
(Left to right) Martin Lockard, Barry Arnett, Jody
(Left to right) Martin Lockard, Barry Arnett, Jody Robinson, Pat Ashley, Tony Ellis, Vanessa English, Mark Gibson and Master Sgt. Ronnie Pearson pose together Feb. 21, 2014, at Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky... More
The last form is removed from the first completed massive
The last form is removed from the first completed massive monolith from a viewpoint over the construction site in Grand Rivers, Ky., Jan. 28, 2015. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contra... More
The US Highway 62 Bridge across the Tennessee River
The US Highway 62 Bridge across the Tennessee River below Kentucky Dam has been re-named in memory and in honor of former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kentucky Lock resident engineer George A. (Tony) Ellis Tuesday.
Col. Paul Kremer (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Col. Paul Kremer (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander, gets an update on the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project from Adam Walker, project manager with the... More
A 1.3 million pound concrete shell is moved to a gantry
A 1.3 million pound concrete shell is moved to a gantry crane Aug. 2, 2018 downstream of Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor, Johnson Brothers, ... More
Barney Shulte, resident engineer for the Kentucky Lock
Barney Shulte, resident engineer for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project gives an overview about the project to members from the Marine Board members from the Transportation Research Board of The National Academ... More
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., USACE Great Lakes
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general, and Kentucky Lock Operator Joshua C. Mullins pose with teammates and leaders after the general presented him the U.... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Johnson Brothers place the final concrete shell on the riverbed of the Tennessee River Feb. 2, 2020 below Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. It... More
Kevin Phebus, Nashville District Tennessee River Operations
Kevin Phebus, Nashville District Tennessee River Operations Center, welds plates securing a new tow haulage rail on Kentucky Lock wall Nov. 5, 2013. Nashville District employees completed the Tow Haulage Unit R... More
Tony Ellis (Left), Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident
Tony Ellis (Left), Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident engineer, and Jim Niznik, technical lead for the Tennessee Valley Authority, check on the progress of construction of the upstream lock monoliths at th... More
(Right to Left Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas Bostick talks
(Right to Left Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas Bostick talks with Patty Coffee, Nashville District Deputy District Engineer, Lt. Col. Sonny Avichal (incoming District Engineer and Lt. Cullen Jones (current District Engi... More
The 50-foot electromagnetic particle ring, Muon g-2
The 50-foot electromagnetic particle ring, Muon g-2 (pronounced g minus two) is lowered in Kentucky Lock, Grand Rivers, Ky., July 16, 2013 on its circuitous journey from Long Island, N.Y. to Chicago. It is a ve... More
Kentucky Lock at Tennessee River Mile 22.4 in Grand
Kentucky Lock at Tennessee River Mile 22.4 in Grand Rivers, Ky., shown here Aug. 14, 2013, with the 110-by-600-foot chamber dewatered. It is closed for scheduled maintenance repairs until noon Sept. 24, 2013. ... More
The last form is removed from the first completed massive
The last form is removed from the first completed massive monolith from a viewpoint over the construction site in Grand Rivers, Ky., Jan. 28, 2015. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contra... More
Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, presents Debbie Ellis, wife of former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kentucky Lock resident engineer George A. (Tony) Ellis with... More
Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great
Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander, meets with Nashville District leadership, engineers and project manager for an update on the Chickamauga Lock... More
A tow boat pulls out a barge after a gantry crane picked
A tow boat pulls out a barge after a gantry crane picked up a 1.3 million pound concrete shell Aug. 3, 2018 downstream of Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District a... More
Barges loaded with sand navigate through Kentucky Lock
Barges loaded with sand navigate through Kentucky Lock Jan. 9, 2019 on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates and maintains the lock at the Tenness... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Johnson Brothers place the final concrete shell on the riverbed of the Tennessee River Feb. 2, 2020 below Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. It... More
Dallas Barfield, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Dallas Barfield, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District lock operator at Kentucky Lock, Grand Rivers, Ky., closely watches his monitor July 16, 2013 as motor vessel “Miss Katie” and its tow with the 50... More
Kentucky Lock at Tennessee River Mile 22.4 in Grand
Kentucky Lock at Tennessee River Mile 22.4 in Grand Rivers, Ky., shown here Aug. 14, 2013, with the 110-by-600-foot chamber dewatered. It is closed for scheduled maintenance repairs until noon Sept. 24, 2013. ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District continues its construction efforts on the Kentucky Lock Addition Project Jan. 28, 2015, in Grand Rivers, Ky. The Corps and its contractor, Thalle Construction... More
Tony Ellis (Right), Kentucky Lock Addition Project
Tony Ellis (Right), Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident engineer, updates Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander and chief of engineers, during the general's visit to the Kentucky... More
Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great
Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander, meets with the Nashville District’s leadership, engineering team, project manager, and lock master during a t... More
Barney Schulte, technical engineer for Kentucky Lock
Barney Schulte, technical engineer for Kentucky Lock Addition Project, checks specifications for the gantry crane lift system in preparation for the movement of a 1.3 million pound concrete shell Aug. 4, 2018 i... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Johnson Brothers place the final concrete shell on the riverbed of the Tennessee River Feb. 2, 2020 below Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. It... More
This is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
This is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District lock operator Dallas Barfields’ camera view as motor vessel “Miss Katie” and its tow with the 50-foot electromagnetic particle ring Muon g-2 exit Kentucky... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District continues its construction efforts on the Kentucky Lock Addition Project Jan. 28, 2015, in Grand Rivers, Ky. The Corps and its contractor, Thalle Construction... More
Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great
Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander, meets with the Nashville District’s leadership, engineering team, project manager, and lock master during a t... More
Jeremiah Manning, Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident
Jeremiah Manning, Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident engineer, gets a closer look at the movement of a 1.3 million pound concrete shell Aug. 6, 2018 downstream of Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. The U.S... More
Don Getty (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Don Getty (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, and Barney Schulte, the project’s lead engineer, monitor the progress of the placement ... More
Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, and Maj. Justin Toole, Nashville District deputy commander, watch the ongoing construction and blasting operations Dec. 5... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Johnson Brothers place the final concrete shell on the riverbed of the Tennessee River Feb. 2, 2020 below Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. It... More
Work continues by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Work continues by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District on the Kentucky Lock Addition Project on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers, Ky. The project is number three on the Inland Waterways Trust ... More
This is the coffer dam Dec. 5, 2017at the Chickamauga
This is the coffer dam Dec. 5, 2017at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is overseeing the excavation and removal of 100,000 cubic yards of rock t... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, observes operations to construct concrete shells being assembled on the shoreline of the Tennessee River during a ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.7 million pound concrete shell into position Feb. 2, 2020 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite (Left), U.S. Army Corps of
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander and chief of engineers, looks at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project from a vantage point above the construction during a visit to the pro... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy (Second from Right), U.S. Army Corps
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy (Second from Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, and Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Second from Left), Nashville District commander, receive a briefing... More
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., U.S. Army Corps of
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general, recognizes Alex Carr, mechanical engineer at the Western Kentucky Resident Office, for excel... More
A diver enters the water to assist with the placement
A diver enters the water to assist with the placement of the 10th and final concrete shell on the riverbed of the Tennessee River Feb. 2, 2020 below Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. It is the 10th concrete sh... More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander and chief of engineers, tours the Kentucky Lock Addition Project during a visit to the project in Grand Rivers, Ky., June 7, 2016 where the Nash... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, presents a commander's coin for excellence to John Reed, Kentucky Lock Addition Project senior project engi... More
Caleb Skinner (Left), lockmaster at Kentucky Lock in
Caleb Skinner (Left), lockmaster at Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky., explains ongoing navigation operations to Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Divisio... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.7 million pound concrete shell into position Feb. 2, 2020 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander and chief of engineers, walks up a makeshift stairwell after seeing the through-sill water intakes, which are giant 150-foot wide by 25-foot hig... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Jody Robinson (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jody Robinson (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District mechanical engineer for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, briefs Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, durin... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.7 million pound concrete shell into position Feb. 2, 2020 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Jody Robinson (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jody Robinson (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District mechanical engineer for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, briefs Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, during... More
Linda Adcock, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Linda Adcock, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District project manager, and Bill DeBruyn, resident engineer, lead a tour of the Center Hill Dam Seepage Rehabilitation Project with hydro experts touring t... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, poses with Nashville District members during a visit to the Kentucky Lock Addition Project in Grand Rivers, Ky., J... More
Linda Adcock, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Linda Adcock, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District project manager, answers questions about the Center Hill Dam Seepage Rehabilitation Project with hydro experts touring the work ramp July 22, 2014, ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, thanks members of the Nashville District for their support and service during his tenure leading the division duri... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Don Getty (Right), project manager for the Kentucky
Don Getty (Right), project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, describes operations to Col. Paul Kremer (Center), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander, d... More
Caleb Skinner, Kentucky Lock Master, at the Kentucky
Caleb Skinner, Kentucky Lock Master, at the Kentucky Lock, describes day-to-day operations at the lock to Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander duri... More