Old Lock and Dam 28 at Sybene, Ohio, is a nice place at the top of the bank. The old powerhouse is a senior citizens center. The riverbank itself that once led down to the locks is returning to nature. Some half a century after the lock and dam were taken out of action when the Greenup Locks and Dam raised its pool, the concrete-covered bank is now covered with brush and small trees. But the steps leading down toward the river are still usable. Here is one of the stage markers on the downstream side of the steps.
There's no paint or anything to provide contrast, so you pretty much have to look at them through their shadows.
Yeah, I like to photograph and visit these old locks and dams whenever I can.
If I ever make it down to Paducah, I hope the Corps of Engineers lets me visit Lock and Dam 52 the way it did in 1986.
