Amelia Earhart Dam
Amelia Earhart Dam viewed from an MBTA train in July 2016
The Amelia Earhart Dam, is an earth-fill dam across the Mystic River, near its mouth. Built in 1966, it goes between Somerville, Massachusetts and Everett, Massachusetts. It has 3 locks for marine traffic. The largest is 325 feet, long and 45 feet wide; the two smaller locks are 120 feet long and, 22 feet wide.[1] There is no car or pedestrian access across the dam.
The dam is named after the aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart whose plane disappeared in 1937.
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Coordinates: 42°23′42″N 71°04′30″W / 42.394881°N 71.075054°W
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