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Northwest 17th Avenue Bascule Bridge


Location
State Florida
Country United States




Navigation
Latitude 25° 47" 10'
Longitude -80° 13" 21'
Format DD DMS
Body of water Miami River
Horizontal Clearance 75 feet
Closed Vertical Clearance 17 feet
Current Conditions
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Temperature: 72F
Dewpoint: 72F

Scattered Clouds
High: 79F
Low: 68F

Partly Cloudy
High: 81F
Low: 68F

Chance of Rain
High: 82F
Low: 75F

Partly Cloudy

Introduction:
Located on the Miami River just west of the Dolphin Expressway, the Northwest 17th Avenue Bascule Bridge has a 17-foot closed vertical clearance with 71 feet of horizontal clearance at the center span. The bridge operates on a restricted schedule (as do all Miami River drawbridges) and does not open from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m., except weekends and federal holidays, year-round.

Navigating the Bridge:
This area of the Miami River is packed with lots of marinas, marine service facilities and residential dockage, so be on the lookout for traffic departing and entering the channel.

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.)

Bridge Schedule:

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

Marine Facilities: