Updated  10/02/07

FLORIDA ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY
MOVABLE BRIDGE GUIDE

ALL BRIDGES OPEN ON SIGNAL EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW
DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY COMMANDANT, U.S. COAST GUARD

OBEY THE LAW-AVOID UNNECESSARY BRIDGE OPENINGS-LOWER ANTENNAS AND OUTRIGGERS-OBEY THE LAW

The signal to request opening of a drawbridge is one prolonged blast followed by one short blast.  To contact a bridge with marine radio, use VHF 9 as a calling and working frequency.  The bridge will also monitor channel 16.

BE ADVISED that opening schedules may change for bridge construction, maintenance, inclement weather conditions, or special events.  Please contact the District or the U.S. Coast Guard for a listing of these temporary schedule changes.

**Miles south from Norfolk.  Mileages in this column are correlated directly with the markers (indicated every five miles) on applicable national ocean survey charts (11489, 11485, 11472, 11467).

Fixed bridges crossing the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway are not listed in this guide.  All fixed bridges crossing the channel of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Florida have a clearance of 65 feet above MHW except the Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami, which has a 56 foot clearance.

Horizontal clearance between fenders at most bridges is 90 feet, however, some bridges may be less.  The Bridge of Lions and the Venetian Causeway have the least horizontal clearances.

The information appearing in this guide was compiled from the U.S. Code of Regulations s. 117.261, reproduced and distributed by the Florida Inland Navigation District.  This format was chosen to make it a ready reference for those traversing the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Florida.  Additional copies may be obtained from the Florida Inland Navigation District, 1314 Marcinski Road, Jupiter, FL  33477-9498, Telephone (561) 627-3386.  The above information includes drawbridge operating regulations published by the U.S. Coast Guard through May 2007.  For more detailed information you can access the regulation at www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

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