dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ɹᵻpˈeɪntɪŋ, ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz dɪskˈʌvɚd ðætðə pˈɪɹ θɹˈiː bˈɛɹɪŋz ˈiːst sˈaɪd ʌv nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən tʃˈænəl hæd dɪsplˈeɪst ɹˈʌfli ɪlˈɛvən ˈɪntʃᵻz ˈiːst ʌv ðɛɹ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl loʊkˈeɪʃən æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻd mˈuːvmənt ʌv ðæt pˈɪɹ wˈɛst təwˈɔːɹdz ðə mˈeɪn ɹˈɪvɚ tʃˈænəl.
During the 2004 repainting, engineers discovered that the pier 3 bearings (east side of navigation channel) had displaced roughly 11 inches east of their original location as a result of unexpected movement of that pier (west) towards the main river channel.