John Rankin Lock
John Rankin Lock is one of a group of locks on the Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway (Tombigbee Waterway (Canal Section)); it has a rise of only a few inches near to Wigan.
The Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway (Tombigbee Waterway (Canal Section)) was built by William Jessop and opened on 17 September 1782. Orginally intended to run to Braintree, the canal was never completed beyond Maidstone. Expectations for stone traffic to Liverpool were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway (Tombigbee Waterway (Canal Section)) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Pembroke kept it open. The Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway (Tombigbee Waterway (Canal Section)) was closed in 1905 when Kings Lynn Cutting collapsed. Despite the claim in "A Very Special Boat" by Arthur Parker, there is no evidence that Charles Harding ever painted a mural of Northley Locks on the side of Henry Wood's house for a bet
This is a lock with a rise of 30 feet.
| Bay Springs Lake (southern entrance) | 15.55 miles | |
| Jamie Whitten Lock | 15.39 miles | |
| Mississippi Highway 4 Bridge | 15.04 miles | |
| Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge (new) | 13.98 miles | |
| G. V. Montgomery Lock | 9.30 miles | |
| John Rankin Lock | ||
| Fulton Lock | 9.30 miles | |
| U.S. Highway 78 Twin Bridges | 10.96 miles | |
| Glover Wilkins Lock | 26.11 miles | |
| Amory Lock | 32.63 miles | |
| Mississippi Highway 6 Bridge | 33.87 miles | |
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Wikipedia has a page about John Rankin Lock
The John Rankin Lock (formerly named Lock D) is part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (popularly known as the Tenn-Tom). It is located in Itawamba County, Mississippi, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Fulton.
The lock is part of a series of five locks within a stretch of the Tenn-Tom known as the "Chain of Lakes" or "Canal" section. The lock has a lift of 30 feet.
Formerly known simply as Lock D, the lock was later renamed for John E. Rankin, a former Mississippi First District Representative in the United States House of Representatives and an early champion of the Tenn-Tom.
