The Soo Locks connect Lake Huron and Lake Superior. Located at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, the locks allow ships to pass between these two lakes by navigating the elevation difference. This crucial waterway facilitates shipping and transportation of goods within the Great Lakes system.
The St. Lawrence Seaway.
The Soo Locks were built to allow ships to sail between the lower Great Lakes and Lake Superior. They are also known as the Sault Locks and were built in 1837.
The Soo Locks allow ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. The locks pass an average of 10,000 ships per year....
billions of miles
The locks have helped develop Ontario by providing water for irrigation. The locks have created a convenient system of transportation.
The phone number of the Soo Locks Visitor Center Association is: 906-253-9453.
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
432 miles
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The address of the Soo Locks Visitor Center Association is: Po Box 666, Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783-0666
The Welland Canal contains locks that need to be transited to get to the Atlantic Ocean.
Soo Locks.