![Barge traffic on the Mississippi River at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam Facility August 29, 2019 near Alton, Illinois, USA. A typical barge carries 1500 tons of cargo, which is 15 Barge traffic on the Mississippi River at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam Facility August 29, 2019 near Alton, Illinois, USA. A typical barge carries 1500 tons of cargo, which is 15](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WPAT81/barge-traffic-on-the-mississippi-river-at-the-melvin-price-locks-and-dam-facility-august-29-2019-near-alton-illinois-usa-a-typical-barge-carries-1500-tons-of-cargo-which-is-15-times-greater-than-a-rail-car-and-60-times-greater-than-one-trailer-truck-an-average-river-tow-on-the-mississippi-river-is-15-barges-consisting-of-5-barges-tied-together-and-moving-3-abreast-the-same-load-would-require-a-train-3-miles-long-or-line-of-trucks-stretching-more-than-35-miles-WPAT81.jpg)
Barge traffic on the Mississippi River at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam Facility August 29, 2019 near Alton, Illinois, USA. A typical barge carries 1500 tons of cargo, which is 15
![Barge traffic on the Mississippi River at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam Facility August 29, 2019 near Alton, Illinois, USA. A typical barge carries 1500 tons of cargo, which is 15 Barge traffic on the Mississippi River at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam Facility August 29, 2019 near Alton, Illinois, USA. A typical barge carries 1500 tons of cargo, which is 15](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WPAT63/barge-traffic-on-the-mississippi-river-at-the-melvin-price-locks-and-dam-facility-august-29-2019-near-alton-illinois-usa-a-typical-barge-carries-1500-tons-of-cargo-which-is-15-times-greater-than-a-rail-car-and-60-times-greater-than-one-trailer-truck-an-average-river-tow-on-the-mississippi-river-is-15-barges-consisting-of-5-barges-tied-together-and-moving-3-abreast-the-same-load-would-require-a-train-3-miles-long-or-line-of-trucks-stretching-more-than-35-miles-WPAT63.jpg)
Barge traffic on the Mississippi River at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam Facility August 29, 2019 near Alton, Illinois, USA. A typical barge carries 1500 tons of cargo, which is 15
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