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Goodland/Highway 92 Bridge
Marco Island to Naples Waterway
Goodland/Highway 92 Bridge—crosses Marco Island-Naples waterway and Big Marco River north of unlighted daybeacon #12
25 55.968 North/081 39.209 West
Fixed
55 feetMarco Island (Highway 951)/Judge S. S. Jolley Bridge
Marco Island (Highway 951)/Judge S. S. Jolley Bridge—crosses Marco Island-Naples waterway and Big Marco River west of unlighted daybeacon #26
25 57.812 North/081 42.572 WestFixed
55 feetBe the first to comment!
Fort Myers Beach Bridge
Matanzas Pass to the Calooshatchee River/Western Florida ICW
Fort Myers Beach Bridge—crosses Matanzas Pass/Fort Myers Beach channel east-southeast of unlighted daybeacon #13
26 27.443 North/081 57.217 WestFixed
65 feetBe the first to comment!
Sanibel Island Causeway Bridge
Sanibel Island Causeway Bridge – crosses San Carlos Bay between Punta Rassa and Sanibel Island, northwest of flashing daybeacon #10
26 28.980 North/082 00.885 West (Northeasternmost Span near Punta Rassa)Fixed
70-foot clearance
Bridge contains three pass-throughs, but the principal bascule span is located on the bridge’s northeastern section, hard by charted Punta Rassa – the central and southwestern pass-throughs are fixed spans – closed vertical clearance of the northern bascule is 26 feet – vertical clearance of the central fixed span is 9 feet – vertical clearance of southern fixed span, hard by Sanibel Island, is 26 feet – new, northeastern span is now fixed with an impressive vertical clearance of 70 feetBe the first to comment!
Boca Grande Causeway Bridge
Western Florida ICW to Anclote Key Bridges
Boca Grande Swing Bridge—crosses ICW at Statute Mile 34.5, northwest of unlighted daybacon #21
26 49.626 North/082 16.207 West
Swing bridge (new 2016)
23 feet closed vertical clearance low steel (additional clearance at centerline)
Restricted opening
VHF Hailing Channel 9Opens:
Monday-Friday days – 7:00am to 6:00pm: On the hour and half hour
Monday-Friday evenings – 6:00pm to 7:00am: On signal/on demand
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal Holidays: Every 15 minutes
Comments from Cruisers (1)
- Reply to Greg
We came through the Boca Grande swing bridge on July 23, 2015. The restricted openings are still in effect. The structural steel beams which will support the deck of the new bridge are in place and they were closed when we came through; the bridge operator said that there was approximately 25 feet of clearance under that new span. That particular span is curved, so there is more clearance on one side of the pass through. I do not know what his clearance figure was based upon. He would have opened that span (in addition to the swing bridge) if necessary, but said that it would have taken some time to have the workers leave the span with their equipment etc. So cruisers are cautioned that depending on what work is being done on that new span, there could be additional delays. The bridge operator was extremely helpful and easy to work with. We came under the new span with several feet to spare; our air draft is 20’6″.
Greg Allard
M/V Meander
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Englewood – Manasota Key – Tom Adams Bridge
Englewood – Manasota Key – Tom Adams Bridge—crosses the GICW at Statute Mile 43.5, northwest of flashing daybeacon #22
26 56.064 North/082 21.184 West
Bascule
26 feet closed vertical clearance
Opens on demand [As of 2/3/2017 and until further notice, openings will be every 90 minutes beginning at 8:00AM with a last opening at 6:30PM.]
VHF Hailing Channel 9Comments from Cruisers (1)
- Reply to Pat
As of 4/26/17 the Tom Adams bridge opens on the hour with only one span openning.
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Manasota Bridge
Manasota Bridge—crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 50, northwest of flashing daybeacon #42
27 00.697 North/082 24.604 WestBascule
26 feet closed vertical clearance
Opens on demand
VHF Hailing Channel 9Be the first to comment!
South Venice/ Tamiami Trail/Circus Bridge
South Venice/ Tamiami Trail/Circus Bridge—crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 55
27 04.721 North/082 25.816 WestBascule
25 feet closed vertical clearrance
Opens on demand
VHF Hailing Channel 9Comments from fellow cruisers concerning this bridge:
12/14/10 this bridge responds to hailing “Circus Bridge”
We got no response at all from repeated hails on South Venice or Tamiami Trail.
Captain SchmittyBe the first to comment!
Venice Avenue Bridge
Venice Avenue Bridge —crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 56.5
27 05.991 North/082 26.447 West
Bascule
30 feet closed vertical clearance
Restricted Opening
VHF Hailing Channel 9
Opens at 10 minutes past the hour, 30 minutes past the hour, and 50 minutes past the hour, from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm, weekdays (except Federal holidays), year round, except that the bridge will not open at all between 4:35 pm and 5:35 pmBe the first to comment!
Hatchett Creek Bridge
Hatchett Creek Bridge—crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 57, southwest of flashing daybeacon #5
27 06.192 North/082 26.649 WestBascule
30 feet closed vertical clearance
Restricted opening
VHF Hailing Channel 9
Opens on the hour and every 20 minutes thereafter weekdays, year round from 7:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. but does not open at all from 4:25 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. – on Saturdays, Sundays and Federal holidays, bridge opens on the hour and every 15 minutes thereafter from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.—at all other times opens on demandBe the first to comment!
Casey Key – Albee Road Bridge
Casey Key – Albee Road Bridge—crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 59, north of flashing daybeacon #9
27 07.468 North/082 28.150 WestBascule
14 feet closed vertical clearance
Opens on demandBe the first to comment!
Blackburn Bridge
Blackburn Bridge—crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 63, north of unlighted daybeacon #32
27 10.793 North/082 29.661 West
Swing bridge
9 feet closed vertical clearance
Opens on demand weekdays, but opens only on the hour weekends
VHF Hailing Channel 9July 31, 2024 See posted LNM re change of opening schedule
Comments from Cruisers (1)
Stickney Point Bridge
Stickney Point Bridge—crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 69, northwest of unlighted daybeacon #62
27 15.267 North/082 31.889 WestBascule
18 feet closed vertical clearance
Restricted
The bridge opens on demand except on the hour and half hour from 6 am to 7 pm, Monday and Friday, except Federal holidays.
VHF Hailing Channel 9Comments from Cruisers (1)
- Reply to Duane
Per the Federal Register and other sites, effective 5 Oct 2017:
(c)(1) The Stickney Point Bridge, mile 68.6, at South Sarasota, Florida shall open on signal, except that from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, the draw need only open on the hour and half hour.
I am surprised the incorrect info here has persisted so long.
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Siesta Key Bridge
Siesta Key Bridge—crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 71.5
27 18.159 North/082 32.717 WestBascule
25 feet closed vertical clearance
Restricted opening
VHF Hailing Channel 9
Opens on the hour and every 20 minutes thereafter weekdays, except Federal holidays, year round, from from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. – On weekends and Federal holidays the bridge opens on the hour and every 20 minutes thereafter from 11:00 am to 6:00 pmBe the first to comment!
Ringling Bridge
Ringling Bridge—crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 73.5, northwest of flashing daybeacon #10
27 19.867 North/082 33.420 WestFixed
65 feet of vertical clearanceComments from Cruisers (2)
- Reply to Cindy
How is the 65 ft clearance on the chart calculated-at high tide or mean tide?
Our mast is 64 ft 6 in. Can we clear it?
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Cortez Bridge
Cortez Bridge—crosses the GIWW at Statute Mile 87.5, north of unlighted daybeacon #49
27 28.135 North/082 41.534 WestBascule
22 feet closed vertical clearance
Restricted opening
VHF Hailing Channel 9
Opens on the hour and half-hour from January 15 to May 15, between the hours of 6:00 am to 7:00 pm, seven days a week; From May 16 to January 14, the bridge opens on the hour and every twenty minutes thereafter from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm, seven days a week. At all other times opens on demand.Be the first to comment!
Anna Maria Island Bridge
Anna Maria Island Bridge—crosses the ICW at Statute Mile 89, northeast of unlighted daybeacon #52
27 29.800 North/082 41.689 WestBascule
25 feet closed vertical clearance
Restricted opening
VHF Hailing Channel 9
Opens on the hour and half-hour from January 15 to May 15, between the hours of 6:00 am to 7:00 pm, seven days a week; From May 16 to January 14, the bridge opens on the hour and every twenty minutes thereafter from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm, seven days a week. At all other times opens on demand.Be the first to comment!
Sunshine Skyway Bridge, central span
Sunshine Skyway Bridge, central span— crosses Tampa Bay/ICW passage at Statute Mile 99, east of flashing buoy #1A
27 37.229 North/082 39.319 WestFixed
175 feetBe the first to comment!
Sunshine Skyway Bridge, northern, ICW span – Misner Bridge
Sunshine Skyway Bridge, northern, ICW span—crosses mouth of Tampa Bay hard by ICW-Sunshine Skyway Channel intersection at Statue Mile 110, east of unlighted daybeacon #13A
27 41.564 North/082 40.737 WestFixed
65 feetBe the first to comment!
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