Quote Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke View Post
On the LOWER Mississippi (below St, Louis) there aren't any Locks & Dams to restrict things ...
so the tows are lashed up 8 barges wide (280 feet) by 5 deep ahead of the Boat! WW!
And they do! I'll have to get a pic a the barges on the river down here sometime. It's a sight to see.