Snake Creek Bascule Bridge - Florida, United States
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Snake Creek Bascule Bridge


Location
City Plantation Key
State Florida
Country United States




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Latitude 24° 57" 9'
Longitude -80° 35" 15'
Format DD DMS
Body of water Snake Creek
Horizontal Clearance 60 feet
Closed Vertical Clearance 27 feet
Current Conditions
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Temperature: 76F
Dewpoint: 76F

Clear
High: 83F
Low: 74F

Partly Cloudy
High: 81F
Low: 74F

Rain Showers
High: 81F
Low: 72F

Thunderstorm

Introduction:
Located off of the Intracoastal Waterway near Mile Marker 1156, the Snake Creek Bascule Bridge carries state Route 1 (Overseas Highway) traffic over Snake Creek, which allows boating traffic to pass between Plantation and Wind keys.

Navigation:
Use NOAA Chart 11449.

The bridge has a closed vertical clearance of 27 feet with 60 feet of horizontal clearance in the center span.

Snake Creek is one of the more reliable “between keys” passage along Hawk Channel and the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). From the ICW, flashing red “12” marks the beginning of the passage to Snake Creek, and from Hawk Channel (Atlantic Ocean side) an unnumbered flashing red light marks the Snake Creek Passage.

Once inside, the creek holds seven- to 11-foot depths, aside from a four-foot-deep shoal near flashing red “12” on the ICW side.

Bridge Schedule:
This bridge opens on a restricted opening schedule. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, the bridge opens on the hour and half-hour. The bridge opens on signal 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.