Named after an engineer who played a key role in their development, the Chittenden Locks are the busiest in the country, with as many as 50,000 vessels passing through each year. Locals typically call ...
The small lock of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, also known as the Ballard Locks, will close next week as a maintenance crew installs a new timber to fix a leak. The small lock will be shut down for ...
THERE ARE PLENTY of reasons to go to the Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) Locks. Fans of civil engineering can marvel at the infrastructural feat of the Locks themselves, a massive complex spanning the ...
The large lock at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard will close to maritime traffic today at midnight so engineers can conduct annual maintenance. It is expected to reopen Dec. 1. The small lock ...