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SR 74 Bridge
- Mile Marker: 283.1
- Lat / Lon: N 34° 13.083' / W 077° 48.750'
- Bridge Type: Bascule
- Vertical Clearance (Closed): 19.00 ft.
- Horizontal Clearance: 90.00 ft.
- Schedule:
Charted Vertical Clearance is at center span.
Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., the draw need only open on the hour; except that from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the second Saturday of July of every year, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the third and fourth Saturday of September of every year, and from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on the last Saturday of October of every year or the first or second Saturday of November of every year, the draw need not open for vessels due to annual races.(Clearance may be lower than charted.)
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
- Phone: 910-256-2886
- Comments:
Also known as Wrightsville Beach Bridge.
13 Boater Comments
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Comment by: Asea Renning on Aug 3, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 53'
Draft: 5.0'Very busy area on a sunny Saturday afternoon. LOTS of little boats, pontoons and jet skis whizzing around. The restaurants south of the bridge were packed too. Had to wait 20 minutes for bridge opening (bridge tender advised 19' clearance, we need min 19.2'!) Bridge tender was courteous and prompt.
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Comment by: Susan Cole on Apr 14, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 4.0'Went through today at high tide and it was 17 ft on height gauge . Measurement is low steel.
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Comment by: Hal Goldschlag on Apr 10, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 37'
Draft: 3.0'We called the bridge tender and he confirmed it was 15 feet and the tide board also confirmed it.
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Comment by: William Strickland, TakeFive, on Dec 4, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 54'
Draft: 5.0'The bridge clearance listed is incorrect. The clearance is 14' low steel at high tide. This is an important issue for trawlers who can clear 20', but not 14'. There is a lot of conflicting information from various trusted sources. The 14' was confirmed with the bridge tender 12/3/22.
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WG Editor Comment:
Previous clearance at center was listed as 24 feet. NOAA charts state 20 feet.
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Comment by: Brian W, Slow Ride, on Jun 16, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.5'"Wrightsville Beach Bridge" tender was courteous and opened on the hour. Lots of little boat traffic.
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Comment by: Richard Trumper, Island Fox, on Jun 15, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 34'
Draft: 4.5'Passed through at 5PM, bridge master was polite and opened exactly on time. Current, wind and traffic make this bridge trickier than most. There are restaurants and marinas immediately to the south and lot of boats coming and going, but even more so at 5pm.
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Comment by: Doug Purdy on Apr 17, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 42'
Draft: 5.0'Answers radio on 13 as Wrightsville Beach Bridge not SR74.
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Comment by: Heath Phillips, Philyria , on Nov 15, 2021
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 35'
Draft: 6.0'Bridge tenders run quick openings. Be sure to be here on the hour
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Comment by: Captain Gene Of Galene on Oct 26, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'I have passed through here over a dozen times and I need just a tad under 17'. I stay in the center and have cleared it even at high tides but it is close then. The center seems to be about 4' higher than what the board reads. Use due diligence.
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Comment by: Captains Bob & Pat Amidon, Velomer, on Oct 14, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'The information is incorrectly posted in the Guide. The 20 ft clearance is at MLW not MHW, as is typically posted. The boards at the side of the entrance shows the current clearances
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WG Editor Comment:
The vertical clearance shown on he NOAA chart is at the center of the bridge.
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Comment by: Bruce Stewart, Escape, on Apr 17, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 3.0'NOAA charts show 20' to center witch is correct at MLW to high steel. BUT>>> at high tide you only have 14' to low steel (plus about 3' to high steel) Refer to the posted Gauge Boards for real time reading and use caution.
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Comment by: Anita Smith on Apr 1, 2020
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.5'Verified vertical clearance is 14', not 20' as listed in the Waterway Guide and Navionics. We went through the bridge today at near high tide. We phoned the bridge tender when we noticed the discrepancy. He informed us that the draft board was correct, reading 14 feet, which was at the outside ends of the span. He said that the middle of the span may be 3 feet higher, but gave no definite number.
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WG Editor Comment:
NOAA Chart indicates 20 feet.
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Comment by: Brian Smith on May 15, 2019
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 26'
Draft: 4.0'The vertical clearance of this bridge is 14’ at high water not 20 as listed per the marker on the bridge.
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WG Editor Comment:
Bridge is charted at 20 feet vertical clearance at center.
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