LNM: AICW MM 536 Schedule Change Extended, Lady’s Island Bridge, Beaufort, SC
With a closed vertical clearance of 30ft, the Lady’s Island Bridge crosses the Waterway at statute mile 536 on the eastern edge of Beaufort. Vessels capable of transiting without an opening may pass under the bridge.
SOUTH CAROLINA – AICW (BEAUFORT RIVER) – LADY’S ISLAND (WOODS MEMORIAL) BRIDGE: Rulemaking / Temporary Deviation UPDATE: 9/23/2024
The Coast Guard is proposing to change the operating schedule that governs the Lady’s Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Beaufort River), mile 536.0, at Beaufort, SC. SCDOT has requested a permanent change to the drawbridge operation regulation for the Lady’s Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge. This temporary deviation will test an operating schedule to determine if a permanent change is necessary.
Under this temporary deviation, the Lady’s Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge shall open on signal; except that the draw need not open from 6 a.m. to 9:29 a.m. and 3:31 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, the draw need open only once an hour on the half hour. Public vessels of the United States and tugs with tows, will be passed through
anytime. This temporary deviation is effective from 12:01 a.m. on March 25, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on September 29, 2024. UPDATE: The Coast Guard has extended the authorized temporary deviation to swing bridge operations at the Lady’s Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge. This temporary deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on September 30, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2024.
Comments period ended on May 20, 2024, for docket number USCG-2024-0198. If you have questions on this rulemaking, call or e-mail Ms. Jennifer Zercher, Bridge Management Specialist, Seventh Coast Guard District, telephone (305) 415-6740, email Jennifer.N.Zercher@uscg.mil.
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