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Florida East Coast Railroad Bridge, Stuart
- Mile Marker: 7.4
- Lat / Lon: N 27° 12.220' / W 080° 15.607'
- Bridge Type: Bascule
- Vertical Clearance (Closed): 7.00 ft.
- Horizontal Clearance: 50.00 ft.
- Schedule:
Per CFR 117.317(k)
(k) Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) Bridge, mile 7.41, at Stuart. The draw shall operate as follows:
(1) The drawbridge will be maintained in the fully open-tonavigation position, except during periods when it is closed for the passage of train traffic, to conduct inspections, and to perform maintenance and repairs authorized by the Coast Guard.
(2) The drawbridge will not be closed for more than 50 consecutive minutes in any given hour during daytime operations (6 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and for more than 7 total hours during daytime operations (6 a.m. to 8 p.m.).
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (k)(1), the drawbridge will open and remain open to navigation for a fixed 10-minute period at the top of each hour from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(4) From 8:01 p.m. until 5:59 a.m. daily, the drawbridge will remain in the fully open-to-navigation position, except during periods when it is closed for the passage of train traffic, to conduct inspections, and to perform maintenance and repairs authorized by the Coast Guard. The drawbridge will not be closed more than 60 consecutive minutes.
(5) If a train is in the track circuit at the start of a fixed opening period, the opening may be delayed up to, but not more than, five minutes. Once the train has cleared the circuit, the bridge must open immediately for navigation to begin the fixed opening period.
(6) The drawbridge will be tended from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily. The bridge tender will monitor VHF-FM channels 9 and 16 and will provide estimated times of drawbridge openings and closures, or any operational information requested. Operational information will be provided 24 hours a day by telephone at (772) 403-1005.
(7) The drawbridge owner will maintain a mobile application. The drawbridge owner will publish drawbridge opening times, and the drawbridge owner will provide timely updates to schedules, including but not limited to, impacts due to emergency circumstances, inspections, maintenance, and repairs authorized by the Coast Guard.
(8) Signs will be posted and visible to marine traffic, displaying VHF radio contact information, application information, and the telephone number for the bridge tender.
(9) A copy of the drawbridge logbook for the previous week will be provided to the Seventh Coast Guard District Bridge Manager by 4 p.m. each Monday.
DISCLAIMER: Bridge heights and clearances are published from sources and records provided by various state and federal entities. Waterway Guide Media does not warrant the information as accurate. Water depth, placement of on-location signage and other variables may impact published horizontal and vertical clearances. Exercise caution when transiting.
3 Boater Comments
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Comment by: Dbg8492 on Aug 4, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 3.5'There is a current notice that the bridge opens on signal instead of being always open. in spite of that alert, this morning the bridge was open and a work barge was there - workers were welding on the span. The Old Roosevelt Bridge WAS working on signal and the tender was very helpful.
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Comment by: Holly B on May 29, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 25'
Draft: 1.5'Omg that smells like lawsuit - unacceptable!
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Comment by: David Pimentel, Sun Goddess , on Mar 18, 2021
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 50'
Draft: 5.6'Be very careful with this bridge because even if it’s unmanned and automatic often times they manually activate the bridge for some reason despite the fact that no train is coming. On 03/17/2021 at 12:00 while the draw bridge was open and traffic going thru suddenly and without warning this bridge was brought down as I was passing by on my sailboat. Obviously the mast could not clear the opening anymore and got caught in the lowering bridge snapping the mast in half and bringing all the rigging down. Luckily for me my boat had a hard bimini and a solar panels arch that took all the force of the impact of the mast when it fell down, otherwise I am sure it would have fallen right on top of my head. Our boat has sustained very extensive and serious damage that requires us to take it off the water immediately. Been full time liveaboards this will add up to aftermath of the accident. Another important fact to consider is that the draw bridge which is manned has no communication or control whatsoever of the railroad bridge. That means that even if the draw bridge opens and has give you the authorization to go thru, the railroad bridge can still be activated and brought down which is exactly what happened in my case.
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