Observation on the Bridge Of Lions Vertical Clearance, St. Augustine, FL, AICW Statute Mile 778
If you have been following Cruisers’ Net, you almost certainly know there is an issue about whether the newly rebuilt Bridge of Lions that crosses the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida, has less than its charted, mean high water, closed vertical clearance of 25 feet. Since the completion of the bridge in 2010, many cruisers have questioned the charted height and as a result, Cruisers’ Net has recommended counting on only 22 feet at MHW.
There has been controversy of how much clearance there really is. Today we traversed south to north at high tide (2:15 pm). Depth marker read 19 ft. Plus 4 ft. at center. We need 22 and cleared easily. No more issue. 23 ft at high tide.
Larry Monty aboard Seaclusion
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