The original plans called for the dam to employ a unique method for moving ships; the ships would move into locks located at the lower and upper ends of the dam and then cranes with cables would move the ships from one lock to the next.
最初的计划要求大坝采用一种独特的方法来移动船只；船只进入位于大坝底部和顶部的水闸，然后用电缆吊车将船只从一个水闸移到下一个水闸。