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Lock at Nickajack open to public after 14 years

Lockmaster Paul Weaver and assistant lock operator David Capshaw talk about the history of the Nickajack Lock at the dam of the same name on the Tennessee River. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lock master Paul Weaver and assistant lock operator David Capshaw talk about the history of the Nickajack Lock at the dam of the same name on the Tennessee River. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lock master Paul Weaver chats with Greg and Lisa Batts as they ease their pleasure boat into the Nickajack Lock on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lock master Paul Weaver chats with Greg and Lisa Batts as they ease their pleasure boat into the Nickajack Lock on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

The upstream gates open on the lock Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Nickajack Dam to allow passage of a pleasure boat from Lake Nickajack to Lake Guntersville. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lock master Paul Weaver looks on as Greg and Lisa Batts ease their pleasure boat into the Nickajack Lock on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

Greg and Lisa Batts ease their pleasure boat through the Nickajack Lock on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

Greg and Lisa Batts ease their pleasure boat out of the Nickajack Lock on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

The downstream gates on the lock at Nickajack dam begin to close after Greg and Lisa Batts exited in their pleasure boat on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

A close of the gears that operate the gates on the lock at Nickajack Dam in Marion County. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

The downstream gates on the lock at Nickajack dam begin to close after Greg and Lisa Batts exited in their pleasure boat on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

Greg and Lisa Batts ease their pleasure boat out of the Nickajack Lock on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

Giant replacement parts for the lock are stocked at the Nickajack Dam. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

Nickajack Lock on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

A turbine from the long-closed Hales Bar Dam is on display at Nickajack Lock on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The Nickajack Lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

A turbine from the long-closed Hales Bar Dam is on display at Nickajack Lock on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. The Nickajack Lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

A tug boat pushing a small barge emerges from the downstream end of the lock at Nickajack Dam on the Tennessee River in Marion County. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

A tug boat pushing a small barge emerges from the downstream end of the lock at Nickajack Dam on the Tennessee River in Marion County. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

A tug boat pushing a small barge emerges from the downstream end of the lock at Nickajack Dam on the Tennessee River in Marion County. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

A tug boat pushing a small barge emerges from the downstream end of the lock at Nickajack Dam on the Tennessee River in Marion County. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

A tug boat pushing a small barge emerges from the downstream end of the lock at Nickajack Dam on the Tennessee River in Marion County. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

A tug boat pushing a small barge emerges from the downstream end of the lock at Nickajack Dam on the Tennessee River in Marion County. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

The upstream gates open on the lock Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Nickajack Dam to allow passage of a pleasure boat from Lake Nickajack to Lake Guntersville. The lock is the target of updates to reopen it to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

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