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redvillafranco t1_j13uf4o wrote

It's not navigable this far anymore. Not since the Missouri River Dams were constructed in the mid 1900s.

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BoozeTheCat t1_j13zyx8 wrote

Thanks for pointing this out. There's no way around those things without a portage.

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ThePrussianGrippe t1_j15vlef wrote

Does the Missouri not have locks like the Mississippi?

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GeforcerFX t1_j190fnp wrote

No, trains replaced steam boats and barges on the river. That's part of the reason they built the bridge.

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