jimfrens
Senior Member
If you're planning a trip through the northern terminus of the AICW, note the following closures:
VA – NC – Dismal Swamp Canal, AICW Alternate Route, Closed:
The Dismal Swamp Canal of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is temporarily closed due to fallen trees from Tropical Storm Isaias. The locks at Deep Creek, Virginia, and South Mills, North Carolina, and the drawbridges on US Route 17 will return to their normal operating schedule when the fallen trees blocking the waterway are removed. Contact Joel Scussel for more information or questions at 757-404-2128. Chart 12206 (5th District LNM Week 32/2020) Also Check https://dismalswampwelcomecenter.com/ or https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/AIWW/ The Welcome Center reported that around 60 trees were down and that as of today, August 12, 2020, progress was being made and that they would have updated information when it becomes available.
Also:
VA—AICW, Elizabeth River, Southern Branch, Norfolk Southern #7 Railroad Bridge Closure:
To facilitate maintenance, the bridge will be maintained in the closed- to-navigation position from 7 a.m. on August 17, 2020, through 7 p.m. on August 19, 2020, and from 7 a.m. on August 31, 2020, through 7 p.m. on September 2, 2020. Maintenance will be performed 24 hours/day and a broadcast notice to mariners will be issued when the bridge is returned to operation upon completion of each closure period. The closure periods from 7 p.m. on August 18, 2020, through 7 p.m. on August 19, 2020, and from 7 p.m. on September 1, 2020, through 7 p.m. on September 2, 2020, have been established as a contingency. At all other times, the bridge will operate per 33 CFR 117.997(d). The vertical clearance of the bridge in the closed-to-navigation position is 7 feet above mean high water. Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may do so at any time. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels unable to pass through the bridge in the closed position. Mariners should use caution when transiting the area. (5th District LNM Week 32/2020) This is the RR Bridge just south of the Gilmerton Bridge, AICW Mile 5.8.
VA – NC – Dismal Swamp Canal, AICW Alternate Route, Closed:
The Dismal Swamp Canal of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is temporarily closed due to fallen trees from Tropical Storm Isaias. The locks at Deep Creek, Virginia, and South Mills, North Carolina, and the drawbridges on US Route 17 will return to their normal operating schedule when the fallen trees blocking the waterway are removed. Contact Joel Scussel for more information or questions at 757-404-2128. Chart 12206 (5th District LNM Week 32/2020) Also Check https://dismalswampwelcomecenter.com/ or https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/AIWW/ The Welcome Center reported that around 60 trees were down and that as of today, August 12, 2020, progress was being made and that they would have updated information when it becomes available.
Also:
VA—AICW, Elizabeth River, Southern Branch, Norfolk Southern #7 Railroad Bridge Closure:
To facilitate maintenance, the bridge will be maintained in the closed- to-navigation position from 7 a.m. on August 17, 2020, through 7 p.m. on August 19, 2020, and from 7 a.m. on August 31, 2020, through 7 p.m. on September 2, 2020. Maintenance will be performed 24 hours/day and a broadcast notice to mariners will be issued when the bridge is returned to operation upon completion of each closure period. The closure periods from 7 p.m. on August 18, 2020, through 7 p.m. on August 19, 2020, and from 7 p.m. on September 1, 2020, through 7 p.m. on September 2, 2020, have been established as a contingency. At all other times, the bridge will operate per 33 CFR 117.997(d). The vertical clearance of the bridge in the closed-to-navigation position is 7 feet above mean high water. Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may do so at any time. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels unable to pass through the bridge in the closed position. Mariners should use caution when transiting the area. (5th District LNM Week 32/2020) This is the RR Bridge just south of the Gilmerton Bridge, AICW Mile 5.8.
