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Old 02-21-2014, 08:20 AM   #9
rwidman
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I have to go under a pair of bridges to go anywhere. One is charted at 14', the other at 16'. Since they are the two sides of the same road, you have to clear both so it's odd that they would list different heights. In effect the clearance is 14'. There are no boards and the operator will only tell you the listed clearance, not the actual. I have to guess if I need to lay the bimini top down.

That said, any bridge has a fixed height with respect to the surrounding land or the bottom of the water but the water level can vary even in non tidal situations.

It would be nice though, if all bridges had boards listing the clearance and if all were listed in a standard way.

It's not going to happen anytime soon so I guess there's no point in worrying about it.
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