These wee-hour closures will not affect most cruisers, UNLESS the maintenance project goes awry and the “closed to all navigation” hours have to be extended. Be prepared for possible delays. The I-64 bridge has a closed vertical clearance of 65ft.

VA – NORFOLK HARBOR AND ELIZABETH RIVER – BRIDGE CLOSURE
The Virginia Department of Transportation, owner and operator of the I-64 (High Rise) Bridge across the AIWW, Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, mile 7.1, at Chesapeake, VA, has requested a temporary deviation from the current operating regulation set out in 33 CFR 117.997(e), to facilitate rigging equipment into the bascule pits. Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will remain in the closed-to-navigation position from 4 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. on August 27, 2017. The drawbridge has two spans, each with double-leaf bascule draws, and both spans have a vertical clearance in the closed-to-navigation position of 65 feet above mean high water. The channel will be closed to all traffic from 4 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. and from 5 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. on August 27, 2017. Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position from 4:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. may do so. The bridge spans will not be able to open in case of an emergency and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to pass. Mariners
should use caution when transiting the area. Chart 12253 LNM 34/17

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