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Contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District install a 23-foot-tall concrete shaft enclosure weighing approximately 120,000 pounds as part of the guard wall at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16, 2023.

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  • August

    Members of the Tennessee National Guard visit the Cheatham Powerhouse with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District officials in Ashland City, Tennessee, July 29, 2024. The adjutant general of the TNG, Maj. Gen. Warner Ross II, visited the facility to learn about USACE capabilities and explore current and future partnerships to help the Guard fulfill its missions in Tennessee, which include military readiness and emergency support to civil authorities. (USACE Photo by Jeremy Croft)

    Nashville District hosts Adjutant General for Tennessee at Cheatham Dam

    Do you know the difference between the U.S. Army and the Tennessee Army National Guard? It’s a distinction that’s easy to miss. After all, the two forces wear the same uniform, with “U.S. ARMY” splashed across National Guard blouses. But the differences are important to Maj. Gen. Warner A. Ross II, the 77th Adjutant General for Tennessee, who visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Cheatham Lock in Ashland City, Tennessee, July 29, 2024.

  • July

    Nashville District engineers, with the help of Huntington District engineers, use a crane to lower the 63,000-pound stop log into the water so divers can check the placement and ensure j-seals are working properly at Cheatham Lock in Ashland City, TN.

    Cheatham Lock undergoes stop log seal maintenance

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (July 29, 2022)— Nashville District engineers reset upper approach stop logs on Cheatham Lock in Ashland City, TN. Engineers from the USACE Huntington District Light Capacity Fleet assisted with the maintenance work completed July 25.

  • May

    The Motor Vessel Tampa out of Ashland, Kentucky, moves Marathon Petroleum Company fuel barges May 21, 2021 through Cheatham Lock in Ashland City, Tennessee, headed to terminals in Nashville. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District worked with the fuel industry and Regional Rivers Repair Fleet, which is performing maintenance at the lock, to schedule openings to accommodate deliveries of fuel to Middle Tennessee. Each barge carries around 28,000 barrels of fuel. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Cheatham Lock helps fuel Middle Tennessee in wake of pipeline shutdown

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (May 24, 2021) – With the recent shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District opened up Cheatham Lock despite restrictions during scheduled maintenance so barges destined to fuel Middle Tennessee could navigate up the Cumberland River to Nashville terminals.
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