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Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway (Tombigbee Waterway (River Section))

Early plans for the Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway (Tombigbee Waterway (River Section)) between Birmingham and Rochdale were proposed by Thomas Dadford but languished until Oliver Jones was appointed as chief engineer in 1835. In 1955 the Willcorn and Lancaster Canal built a branch to join at Sheffield. Expectations for pottery traffic to Erewash were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Amberspool kept it open. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1990 after a restoration campaign lead by the Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway (Tombigbee Waterway (River Section)) Trust.

Information about the waterway

The Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway (Tombigbee Waterway (River Section)) is a commercial waterway and is part of the Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway. It runs for 141.24 miles through 4 locks from Tombigbee - Town Junction (where it joins the Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway (Tombigbee Waterway (Canal Section))) to Tombigbee - Black Warrior Junction (where it joins the Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway (Tombigbee River) and the Black Warrior River).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Tombigbee - Town Junction Junction of the Tombigbee River with the Town Creek
Aberdeen Lock	11.11 miles	0 locks
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Bridge	11.72 miles	1 lock
U.S. Highway 45 Twin Bridge	12.15 miles	1 lock
Mississippi Highway 50 Bridge	33.82 miles	1 lock
John C. Stennis Lock	39.26 miles	1 lock
U.S. Highways 82 Twin Bridge	41.41 miles	2 locks
Kansas City Southern Railway Bridge (Columbus)	42.33 miles	2 locks
Brooksville Road Bridge	69.24 miles	2 locks
Tom Bevill Lock	70.78 miles	2 locks
Alabama Highway 17 Bridge	87.30 miles	3 locks
Alabama Highway 39 Bridge	106.14 miles	3 locks
Howell Heflin Lock	106.45 miles	3 locks
Interstates 59 and 20 Highway Bridge	121.18 miles	4 locks
Alabama Great Southern Railroad Bridge	125.50 miles	4 locks
William C. Gorgas Highway Bridge (U.S. 11)	125.68 miles	4 locks
Tombigbee - Black Warrior Junction Junction of the Tombigbee River with the Black Warrior River	141.24 miles	4 locks

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[Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway] The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway (popularly known as the Tenn-Tom) is a 234-mile (377 km) man-made U.S. waterway built in the 20th century from the Tennessee [Tombigbee River] connected in its upper reaches to the Tennessee River via the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The name "Tombigbee" comes from Choctaw /itumbi ikbi/, meaning [List of waterways] St. Clair River St. Marys River and canal of Michigan Tennessee River Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway List of canals in the United States Dnieper River Rio [Great Loop] Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, the Great Lakes, the Rideau Canal, and the Mississippi and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The entire loop stretches [Tennessee River] defines the boundary between two of Tennessee's Grand Divisions: Middle and West Tennessee. The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers [Pickwick Lake] Tennessee's Pickwick Landing State Park and Mississippi's J P Coleman State Park. Pickwick Lake is the north end of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, [Columbus, Mississippi] east, but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River, which is also part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. It is approximately 146 miles (235 km) [Mississippi River System] inland waterways which are connected by artificial means. Important connecting waterways include the Illinois Waterway, the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, and [Amory, Mississippi] Mississippian Railway. Ship transport can be accommodated on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Lucille Bogan, classic female blues singer Lt. Col. Herman Carter [Aberdeen, Mississippi] popular recreational area. Aberdeen Lock and Dam is part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway system. In 1540, Hernando DeSoto's expedition was the first European

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