With a closed vertical clearance of 6ft, North Landing Swing Bridge crosses the Virginia – North Carolina Cut (a. k. a. the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal) portion of the AICW. Work to repair an earlier collision had already extended the work time to October. Our thanks to Matt the Bridge Tender for these updates.

SECTOR HAMPTON ROADS MARINE SAFETY INFORMATION BULLETIN

BULLETIN NO: 16/034 TEL: (757) 638-6637, FAX (757) 483-8641

*****UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE*****
North Landing Bridge Route 165
Opening schedule update effective immediately
at Mile 20.2 on the AICW
This Bulletin serves to update and supersede MSIB 16-030, released on Mariners on May 13, 2016. All operations listed below are subject to change due to weather, unforeseen factors or operational contingencies.
Mariners are advised that the North Landing Bridge at mile 20.2 on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway was struck again by a towing vessel on the afternoon of the 4th of June 2016.

Due to this collision only the North span of the double swing span system will operate per 33 CFR 117.1021 with 38 feet of available horizontal clearance. The horizontal clearance of the bridge with the south span partially open-to-navigation is 70 feet. The north span of the bridge is fully operational and the south span of the bridge is limited in operational capability. The north span of the bridge will open-to-navigation on the hour and half hour, upon request, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on demand from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The north span of the bridge will open-to-navigation and the south span of the bridge will partially open-to-navigation, upon request, for scheduled openings at 9:30 a.m. for two-way vessel traffic through the bridge; seven days a week, Monday through Sunday.
This schedule will be maintained until permanent repairs can be completed on or about 1 October 2016. We request that mariners exercise extreme caution while in the vicinity of the bridge.
Commander
United States Coast Guard
Sector Hampton Roads
4000 Coast Guard Blvd
Portsmouth, VA 23703
Phone: (757) 668-5555

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter, contact USCG Sector Hampton Roads, Waterways Management Division at (757) 668-5580 or HamptonRoadsWaterway@uscg.mil

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