How do they match: Bridge and Lock Tenders

  • Bridge and Lock Tenders

  • Bridge Tender
  • Bridge Crew Member
  • Bridge Leverman
  • Bridge Opener
  • Bridge Operator
  • Bridge Saw Operator
  • Bridgeman
  • Lock Tender
  • Lock Tender Operator
  • Lock and Dam Operator
  • Lock and Dam Repairer
  • Lock Keeper
  • Lock Master
  • Lock Operator
  • Lock Repairer
  • Lockman
  • Locks Tender
  • Crossing Tender
  • Dam Tender
  • Dam Tender Assistant
  • Drawbridge Tender
  • Slip Bridge Operator

  • Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock operators, and slip bridge operators.

  • Attach ropes or cable lines to bitts on lock decks or wharfs to secure vessels.
  • Check that bridges are clear of vehicles and pedestrians prior to opening.
  • Control machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges, or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges.
  • Direct movements of vessels in locks or bridge areas, using signals, telecommunication equipment, or loudspeakers.
  • Inspect canal and bridge equipment, and areas, such as roadbeds, for damage or defects, reporting problems to supervisors as necessary.
  • Maintain and guard stations in bridges to check waterways for boat traffic.
  • Observe position and progress of vessels to ensure best use of lock spaces or bridge opening spaces.
  • Record names, types, and destinations of vessels passing through bridge openings or locks, and numbers of trains or vehicles crossing bridges.
  • Stop automobile and pedestrian traffic on bridges, and lower automobile gates prior to moving bridges.
  • Turn valves to increase or decrease water levels in locks.