REMINDER! Topsail Island Bridge is 64ft! AICW Statute 252.5
Our thanks to Bev Burger for confirming (sadly!) that Topsail Island Bridge is not at the old charted 65ft, but 64ft as noted in a NCDOT notice in 2012: https://cruisersnet.net/3862. Why the clearance gauge board was incorrect is unknown. See https://cruisersnet.net/45168.
Topsail Island Bridge (at milemarker 252.5) is shown as a 64’ fixed bridge. Upon approach (with a very clear 65’ +) we hit the bridge with our anchor light. (We need 64.5’ clearance and did not have any issues with other bridges marked 65’.) We estimate the bridge is off the markets by 1/2 – 1’. Please proceed with caution.
And we know the bridge is listed at 64’ in the guide, but the markings on the bridge showed a clear and visible 65’ which is why we proceeded. So not only is the bridge a lower bridge, but the markings from the water line are what are not correct.
Bev Burger
Click Here To View the NC Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For Topsail Island Bridge
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window Zoomed To the Location of Topsail Island Bridge
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