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Willamette Falls Locks
West Linn, Oregon 97068
- Online
- Year(s)/Era: 1873
- Type of Place: Object, Structure
- Nomination: The historic locks makes the Willamette River navigable above and below Willamette Falls.
- Most notable attribute(s): The history, the engineering, the necessity.
- Special designations or recognitions: https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/willamette/locks/
- Three words to describe: Engineering, Interesting, Cool
Local Government:
City of West Linn, Oregon
West Linn, Oregon 97068