Guard Lock No 5
Navigation entered the river at this point
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, Four Locks, Washington County, MD 21711, United States of America
Guard Lock No 5 is on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
The Act of Parliament for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was passed on January 1 1888 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Expectations for coal traffic to Newbury never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 1990 the canal became famous when John Edwards swam through Wolverhampton Embankment in 17 minutes live on television.
Guard Lock No 5
is a minor waterways place
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal between
Guard Lock No 8 (75.79 miles
and 30 locks
to the west) and
Rock Creek (Junction of the Potomac River with Rock Creek ) (108.72 miles
and 45 locks
to the southeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Guard Lock No 8 is Two Locks 1 Lock No 45 (Canal entered the river at this point);
0.61 miles
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Rock Creek is Conococheague Creek Aqueduct;
7.41 miles
away.
There may not be access to the towpath here.
Mooring here is unrated.
| Four Locks 3 Lock No 49 | 2.04 miles | |
| Four Locks 2 Lock No 48 | 1.96 miles | |
| Four Locks 1 Lock No 47 | 1.90 miles | |
| Two Locks 2 Lock No 46 | 0.75 miles | |
| Two Locks 1 Lock No 45 | 0.61 miles | |
| Guard Lock No 5 | ||
| Conococheague Creek Aqueduct | 7.41 miles | |
| Cushwa Basin | 7.48 miles | |
| West Potomac Bridge | 7.54 miles | |
| Railroad Lift Bridge (Western Maryland Railway) | 7.55 miles | |
| Salisbury Street Bridge | 7.59 miles | |
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Wikipedia has a page about Guard Lock
A control lock, guard lock or stop lock differs from a normal canal lock in that its primary purpose is controlling variances in water level rather than raising or lowering vessels. A control lock may also be known as a tide lock where it is used to control seawater entering into a body of fresh water.
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