Bridge comment on Bennett Causeway Bridges

Comment by: David Swann, Little Mermaid, on Oct 8, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 42'

Passed under the double-span Bennett Causeway Bridge northbound on May 13, 2022. The tideboard on the south span was 64 feet. We need 63.5 feet clearance. There was a cloth and mesh wire encasement across the entire span over the water around some underside construction however it did not appear to have lowered the air draft and no warning of lower air draft was present. Our wind machine, Windex, and anchor light were pulled off with some going into the water and other parts falling on the deck. Our lightening diffuser, anchor and VHF antennae were bent. After we contacted the FDOT, the contractor posted a notice warning mariners of the Contruction and indicating the completion would be in the spring 2023. We will avoid this bridge until it is completed.

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