[EXPIRED] REMINDER: Day-Time Closures at RR Bridge, November 3-7, AICW Statute 203.8, Morehead City, NC
Fall cruisers will be affected by these day-time repairs and need to plan ahead for early morning departures and late day arrivals. See earlier Local Notice: /?p=144654. With a closed vertical clearance of 4ft, Morehead City Railroad Bridge crosses the Waterway at Statute Mile 204, immediately south of the Newport River Bridge. The alternate southbound route to avoid this ICW railway bridge is via Russell Slue at statute mile 201 to Gallants Channel into Beaufort and Taylor Creek.
AICW ‘“ Newport River – Carolina Coastal Railroad (lift) Bridge ‘“ Closed to vessels from 0900 to 1200 and again
from 1300 to 1500 every day from 3 to 7 NOV 2014 to facilitate the maintenance and steel work on the
structure. The drawbridge will be able to open, from 1200 to 1300, each day to accommodate vessel traffic
during the deviation period. Also, the drawbridge can be opened for emergencies and there is an alternate
route for vessels through Beaufort Channel with no additional travel time.
And the Marine Broadcast:
NC ‘“ ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY (AICW)
Mariners are advised the Carolina Coastal Railroad Bridge across Newport River, at AICW mile 203.8, in Morehead City, NC will be closed-to-navigation from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon), and again from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., every day from November 3 through November 7, 2014 to facilitate maintenance and steel work. The drawbridge will be able to open each day, from 12 p.m. (noon) to 1 p.m., to accommodate vessel traffic during the closure period. The current operating regulations, under Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117.5, require that the drawbridge shall open promptly and fully for the passage of vessels when a request to open is given. However, the drawbridge is currently maintained in the open-to-navigation position at all other times and closes for passing trains. In the closed position to vessels, the available vertical clearance is approximately 4 feet above mean high water. Mariners should use extreme caution when transiting the area. Chart 11541 LNM: 40/14
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