From ancient waterways to the modern Panama Canal, locks remain one of the most ingenious engineering systems ever built.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – There have been 200 years of cruising down the Erie Canal, but that wouldn’t be possible without locks. Locks are essential for navigation on the canal, acting as elevators for boats ...

Explore the Erie Canal's engineering marvels and the physics behind locks in Compact Science! Discover the science behind Erie Canal's locks! Sarajane navigates through history and physics, revealing ...

From their vantage point in cranes overlooking the Panama Canal, operators scrutinize the century-old walls of one of its locks as the high-pitched siren of a merchant ship resonates from nearby. In ...

AGUA CLARA, Panama (AP) — Engineers began flooding a newly enlarged section of the Panama Canal on Thursday as authorities prepare to test a series of new locks that will allow the waterway to ...

Intensive work should begin next week on the Erie Canal locks restoration, the committee in charge of the project learned Monday. Norman D. Allen, city director of engineering, said BVR Construction ...

Thousands of ships transit the Panama Canal every year, but few imagine what happens when one of its locks needs to be repaired. The Pedro Miguel locks, one of the original structures built by the ...

Reader question: Why are the Appleton locks closed? When will they be open to boaters? Answer: The Fox River locks are billed as the only fully restored, hand-operated lock system in the nation.

Repairs to the area around the Erie Canal locks won't prevent public access to the locks this summer after all. The state Canal Corp., which operates the waterway, has yielded to pleas from Mayor ...