Video by Leon Roberts | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 07.22.2016
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is working to inspect and repair Chickamauga Lock at Tennessee River mile 471 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The 60-foot by 360-foot lock at the Tennessee Valley Authority dam is emptied about every five years so maintainers can fix components normally submerged under the water. The work began July 11 and the lock will reopen to commercial and......
Video by Leon Roberts | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 04.28.2016
Work resumed on the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project April 25, 2016 with official fanfare as a $3.1 million cofferdam stabilization project got underway. Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee 3rd District, and Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, met with industry leaders, toured the lock and addressed the media about the significance of......
Video by Leon Roberts | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 08.17.2015
The Mississippi River Commission visited the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers in August 2015 and met with community and business leaders and citizens along these waterways. The interaction will help shape a vision for the development of plans to improve the condition of the Mississippi River Basin, foster navigation, promote commerce, and reduce flood risk. The commission traveled onboard the......
Courtesy Video | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters | 07.17.2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Divers Brandon Kennedy and Keith Holley apply a primer substance July 17, 2013 prior to installing an experimental Fiber Reinforced Polymer wrap underwater to a deteriorated discharge port at the 73-year-old Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn. (USACE Video)...
Video by Leon Roberts | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 03.23.2012
An unfunded and stalled project to replace the crumbling Chickamauga Lock received noteworthy Congressional attention today and it included an expressed interest in opening up a funding flow. Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, representative of the 3rd District of Tennessee, and Congressman Bill Shuster, representative of the 9th District of Pennsylvania, toured the site, met with U.S. Army Corps......
Video by Leon Roberts | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 01.12.2012
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes & Ohio River Division commander visited Music City for the first time this week, and then left more in tune with Nashville District’s “people.” Col. Margaret W. Burcham, who has been selected for promotion to brigadier general, used the visit as an opportunity to meet employees and gain a first-hand perspective of the operations and projects......
Courtesy Video | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 10.26.2010
B-roll of a tornado touching down on October 26, 2010 at the Chickamauga Lock at approximately 5:45 p.m, destroying two maintenance trailers and damaging a government vehicle and the roof and electrical systems at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resident Office. This is a downstream view of the tornado skirting Chickamauga Lock. (Security Video)...
Courtesy Video | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 10.26.2010
B-roll of a tornado touching down on October 26, 2010 at the Chickamauga Lock at approximately 5:45 p.m, destroying two maintenance trailers and damaging a government vehicle and the roof and electrical systems at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resident Office. This is the view of the tornado destroying two maintenance trailers next to Chickamauga Lock. (Security System Video)...
