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NASA Parkway West Causeway Bascule Bridges


Location
City Indian River City
State Florida
Country United States




Navigation
Latitude 28° 31" 36'
Longitude -80° 45" 57'
Format DD DMS
Body of water Indian River
Horizontal Clearance 90 feet
Closed Vertical Clearance 27 feet
Current Conditions
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Temperature: 76F
Dewpoint: 76F

Scattered Clouds
High: 90F
Low: 73F

Thunderstorm
High: 90F
Low: 70F

Chance of a Thunderstorm
High: 86F
Low: 72F

Chance of a Thunderstorm

Introduction:
The NASA Parkway West Causeway Bascule Bridge is located exactly at ICW Mile Marker 885.0, and carries state Route 405 to and from the JFK Space Center across the Indian River near Addison Point.

Navigating the Bridge:
Use NOAA Chart 11485.

Depths in and out of the channel range from six to eight feet, and the channel is marked with a series of daybeacons and lighted marks, making passage easy.

Bridge Schedule:
The bridge operates on a restricted opening schedule. Monday through Friday, year-round, the bridge does not open from 6:30 to 8 a.m. and from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.The bridge opens on demand at all other times.

Depending on schedule, the bridge can be opened by horn signal (one long, one short) or by hailing the bridge tender on VHF Channel 09. (All bridges in the state of Florida must be hailed on VHF Channel 09.)

Local Notices to Mariners:
Local Notices to Mariners are now exclusively available online from the U.S. Coast Guard.