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SR 401 Drawbridges
- Mile Marker: 5.5
- Lat / Lon: N 28° 24.563' / W 080° 37.927'
- Bridge Type: Bascule
- Vertical Clearance (Closed): 25.00 ft.
- Schedule:
The drawspans of the SR401 Drawbridges, mile 5.5 at Port Canaveral, must open on signal; except that, from 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Friday except Federal holidays and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, the drawspans need not be opened for the passage of vessels. From 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., the drawspans must open on signal if at least three hours notice is given. The drawspans must open as soon as possible for the passage of public vessels of the United States and tugs with tows.
Editor's Note: Bridge schedules are subject to temporary change due to repairs, maintenance, events, etc. Check the Waterway Explorer for possible nav alerts.
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.
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5 Boater Comments
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Comment by: Roger Emerson, Lana, on Jul 10, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 5.5'Bridge contact VHF 9. Lock contact VHF 13. Both bridge and lock tenders were very courteous and helpful. Transit time on a Sunday evening (7pm) was very fast.
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Comment by: Shawn Murphy, Gradle, on Mar 5, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.0'There are overhead power lines at 85 ft.
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Comment by: John Gifford on Dec 1, 2021
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 35'
Draft: 5.6'I entered Cape Canaveral inlet at 1800hrs on Tuesday. Called the bridge but they never responded until 1930 hrs. Not sure what the deal was but after a 36 hr solo sail it was a little frustrating. Once I got through the Canaveral Lock was great. The anchorage south of the lock is perfect.
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Comment by: Dennis Jansma, XYZZY, on Jan 20, 2018
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 38'
Draft: 4.5'Apparently, (according to the bridge tender) the cruise ship companies have obtained permission to keep the bridge closed from 1100 to 1400 on Sat & Sun, so that their clients don't miss the boat.
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WG Editor Comment:
See the navigation alert posted on Explorer that describes this closure.
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Comment by: Robert H, Sanderling, on May 28, 2017
Vessel Type: Power
Draft: 0.0'We were cruising through the barge canal toward Port Canaveral today (SUNDAY) when several sailboats were warned by the lock tender that the Rte 401 bridge (east of the lock) is on a "curfew" (never heard that term applied to a bridge schedule before) and was not opening between 1100 and 1400. Looked for a LNM for this restriction and couldn't find any, but didn't do an extensive search. There were four sailboats eastbound that weren't aware of the restriction; two of them turned back (they were already in the lock) into the Banana River to wait out the "curfew" and two others locked through to tie up to the pilings on the north side of the waterway between the lock and the bridge. The tender would not permit the boats to tie up to the rip-rap on the east side of the lock due to other boat traffic. Might want to reinforce the existence of this "curfew." It is apparently in place to allow unrestricted vehicular traffic to the northern cruise terminal, and may be in place whenever a cruise ship is in the west terminal basin. Have no idea how long it will continue, but if its purpose is to make vehicular access to cruise ships easier, it may be in place for some time in the future.
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WG Editor Comment:
Waterway Guide reviewed the CG 7th District LNM and there is a restriction in place. We have posted a nav alert for this bridge. Many thanks to Sanderling for bringing this to our attention.
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