How do they match: Bridge and Lock Tenders

  • Inspect canal and bridge equipment, and areas, such as roadbeds, for damage or defects, reporting problems to supervisors as necessary.
  • Control machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges, or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges.

  • Control equipment that regulates vehicle traffic.
  • Control pumps or pumping equipment.