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Florida Ave. & Southern Railroad Bridge

Mile Marker: 7.5 EHL
Lat / Lon: N 29° 58.844' / W 090° 01.312'
Bridge Type: Lift
Vertical Clearance (Closed): 0.00 ft.
Schedule:
Mon.-Fri.*, no openings 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Editor's Note: Bridge schedules are subject to temporary change due to repairs, maintenance, events, etc. Check the Waterway Explorer for possible nav alerts.
VHF Channel: 13

4 Boater Comments

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Comment by: David Fuller, Still Waters II, on Jan 5, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 43'
Draft: 4.0'

Came thru the Bridge on Christmas morning with no opening restrictions in place. The bridge tender did not return any radio requests until he could make visual contact with our vessel. He then promptly stopped traffic and raised the bridge. As other poster noted, bridge tender does not signal for your passage until the bridge is full open. However, this is normal for bridges.

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Comment by: GEORGE PERDUE, Chilling, on Dec 21, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 52'
Draft: 4.5'

Takes forever. The trains go back and forth loading, takes a long time, then you have to wait for another bridge then the locks so do not go into lake if possible.

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Comment by: Richard Trumper on May 12, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.5'

Be Aware - This bridge does not open during rush hour. We spent and hour doing small circles in front of the old factory before a tug let us tie up to the barge he was pushing.
- WG Editor Comment:
  
  The bridge listing defines the restricted times.
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Comment by: Jake Hottes on Nov 27, 2020
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 43'
Draft: 3.5'

Called the bridge on VHF 13. Operator informed me he had to do a full opening to 125' and to wait for his signal before proceeding.

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