Steubenville in Jefferson County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ohio River Lock and Dam 10 Site
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 3, 2011
1. Ohio River Lock and Dam 10 Site Marker
Inscription.
Ohio River Lock and Dam 10 Site. . Lock and Dam 10, completed in 1915, was part of a slack-water navigation system built for the Ohio River. The site included a brick powerhouse and two lockkeeper houses. The lock and dam was replaced when Pike Island Dam was completed in 1965. The buildings were demolished in 1975. Remnants include two sets of steps, a 600-foot ramp, the lock esplanade and wall, and a recess at the east end where the lock gate once retracted. The first part of this system was the Davis Island Dam near Pittsburgh, completed in 1885. By 1929, a nine-foot pool had been completed along the entire length of the Ohio, culminating with Lock and Dam 53 at Grand Chain, Illinois. Built by the Pittsburgh District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, this system resulted in a more navigable Ohio River with increased depth and diminished current.
Lock and Dam 10, completed in 1915, was part of a slack-water navigation system built for the Ohio River. The site included a brick powerhouse and two lockkeeper houses. The lock and dam was replaced when Pike Island Dam was completed in 1965. The buildings were demolished in 1975. Remnants include two sets of steps, a 600-foot ramp, the lock esplanade and wall, and a recess at the east end where the lock gate once retracted.
The first part of this system was the Davis Island Dam near Pittsburgh, completed in 1885. By 1929, a nine-foot pool had been completed along the entire length of the Ohio, culminating with Lock and Dam 53 at Grand Chain, Illinois. Built by the Pittsburgh District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, this system resulted in a more navigable Ohio River with increased depth and diminished current.
Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission - Tall Stacks, Inc. - Steubenville Marina Committee - The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 6-41.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included
Location. 40° 22.743′ N, 80° 36.952′ W. Marker is in Steubenville, Ohio, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from US Highway 22. Located at the Steubenville Marina on the Ohio River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Steubenville OH 43952, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,002 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
