John T. Myers Locks and Dam

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John T. Myers Locks and Dam
John T. Myers Lock and Dam
Official name John T. Myers Lock and Dam
Impounds Ohio River
Locale Indiana-Kentucky, USA
Maintained by United States Army Corps of Engineers
Length 3504 ft (1068 m)
Construction began 1965
Opening date 1977

The John T. Myers Locks and Dam is a United States Army Corps of Engineers facility on the Ohio River in Posey County, Indiana. Formerly known as the Uniontown Locks and Dam, it was renamed by an act of Congress in 1996 (PL 104-303) as a tribute to recently retired Congressman John T. Myers.