Florida United States | |
26° 40' 31.08'', -80° 2' 47.05'' | |
Palm Beach |
Bridge type | Bascule |
Closed vertical clearance | 14' |
Vhf | 9 |
Schedule | Opens on the quarter hour and three-quarter hour. |
Located just south of Fisherman Island in Lake Worth at Intracoastal Mile Marker 1024.7, the Southern Boulevard Bascule Bridge has a14-foot closed vertical clearance with 81 feet of horizontal clearance in the center span. The bridge operates on a retricted schedule, opening only on the hour and half-hour.
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 are available online from the U.S. Coast Guard.