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La Belle Bascule Bridge


Location
City La Belle
State Florida
Country United States




Navigation
Latitude 26° 46" 10'
Longitude -81° 26" 16'
Format DD DMS
Body of water Okeechobbe Waterway
Horizontal Clearance 90 feet
Closed Vertical Clearance 28 feet
Current Conditions
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Temperature: 74F
Dewpoint: 74F

Partly Cloudy
High: 83F
Low: 58F

Partly Cloudy
High: 85F
Low: 61F

Partly Cloudy
High: 83F
Low: 61F

Chance of Rain

Navigating the Bridge:
Use NOAA Chart 11428.

The bridge has a closed vertical clearance of 28 feet with 90 feet of horizontal clearance in the center span.

Bridge Schedule:
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.