Cruiser's Net » BRIDGES – Okeechobee

Okeechobee Waterway bridges and locks are listed in geographic order, moving east to west

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:49:55 +0000

St. Lucie/Evans Crary Bridge

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:43:28 +0000

St. Lucie River to Fort Myers

St. Lucie/Evans Crary Bridge—crosses the Okeechobee Waterway and St. Lucie River at Statute Mile 3.5, northwest of flashing daybeacon #19
27 11.936 North/080 12.472 West
Fixed
65 feet of vertical clearance

New Roosevelt Bridge

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:41:37 +0000

New Roosevelt Bridge—crosses the Okeechobee Waterway and St. Lucie River at Statute Mile 7, southwest of flashing daybeacon #23
27 12.321 North/080 15.522 West
Fixed
65 feet

Britt Point Railway Bridge

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:40:42 +0000

Britt Point Railway Bridge—crosses the Okeechobee Waterway and St. Lucie River at Statute Mile 7, southwest of flashing daybeacon #23
27 12.218 North/080 15.606 West
Bascule
7 feet closed vertical clearance
Usually open but closes automatically as much as 30 minutes ahead of time when a train is due (a loud horn and flashing red lights warn of an imminent closing, and eastbound cruisers should also know that the highway bridges will not open when the railway span is closed)

Old Roosevelt Twin Bridges

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:39:45 +0000

Old Roosevelt Bridge—cross the Okeechobee Waterway and St. Lucie River at Statute Mile 7.5, southwest of flashing daybeacon #23
27 12.184 North/080 15.640 West
Bascule
14 feet closed vertical clearance
Opens on Demand IF Adjacent Railway Bridge is Open
VHF Hailing Channel 9

Palm City Bridge

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:38:42 +0000

Palm City Bridge—crosses the Okeechobee Waterway and South Fork of St. Lucie River at Statute Mile 9.5 south of unlighted daybeacon #30
27 10.451 North/080 15.652 West
Fixed
54 feet of vertical clearance

I-95 Twin Bridges

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:37:58 +0000

I-95 Twin Bridges—crosses the Okeechobee Waterway at Statute Mile 14, southwest of unlighted daybeacon #43
27 07.199 North/080 16.212 West
Fixed
58 feet

Thomas B. Manual/Florida Turnpike Bridge

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:36:45 +0000

Thomas B. Manual/Florida Turnpike Bridge—crosses the Okeechobee Waterway at Statute Mile 14.5 southwest of unlighted daybeacon #46
27 07.058 North/080 16.491 West
Fixed
55 feet

St. Lucie Lock

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:36:04 +0000

St. Lucie Lock – located at Okeechobee Waterway Statute Mile 15, hard by unlighted daybeacon #50 (eastern side of lock)
27 06.722 North/080 17.089 West
VHF Hailing Channel 13
Usually operates on demand unless other vessels are locking through, but during times of especially low water in Lake Okeechobee, locking hours may be limited. Check the “Okeechobee” page here on the Cruisers’ Net for further information about any restrictions

SSR 76A Bridge

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:35:31 +0000

SSR 76A Bridge—crosses Okeechobee Waterway at Statute Mile 16, some 1.9 nautical miles southwest of St. Lucie Lock’s western entrance
27 05.279 North/080 18.117 West
Fixed
56 feet