[EXPIRED] UPDATE: Roosevelt Bridge NOT on Restricted Passage, Okeechobee Waterway Statute Mile 7
The safety zone resulting from a crack discovered in this 2007 65ft fixed bridge has been lifted. Our thanks to Janet Zimmerman for this update (see comment) and to Phil Decker for the original notice.
The Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart, Florida, is “at risk of an imminent collapse. This is on the Okeechobee Waterway, near the intersection with the ICW. They are saying “commercial” traffic is stopped. No word on recreational boats.
A Florida bridge is at ‘risk of an imminent collapse’ after a large crack appears underneath
CNN
Safety Zone Established at Roosevelt Bridge
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Comments from Cruisers (2)
#UPDATE the @USCG has lifted the #safetyzone that restricted vessel traffic near the Roosevelt Bridge.
@MyFDOT discovered the structural issue only effects vehicle traffic & doesn’t effect maritime traffic.
Thank you Janet. Your update has been posted on Cruisers Net: https://cruisersnet.net/189987