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George Bush Boulevard Bridge

Mile Marker: 1038.7
Lat / Lon: N 26° 28.450' / W 080° 03.733'
Bridge Type: Bascule
Vertical Clearance (Closed): 9.00 ft.
Horizontal Clearance: 80.00 ft.
Schedule:
Opens on request.

Editor's Note: Bridge schedules are subject to temporary change due to repairs, maintenance, events, etc. Check the Waterway Explorer for possible nav alerts.
VHF Channel: 9
Phone: 561-276-5948

4 Boater Comments

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Comment by: John Tyrell on Feb 15, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 3.7'

Saw 7' on elevation board at 0.5 ft above low tide.
- WG Editor Comment:
  
  NOAA chart shows 9 feet at center.
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Comment by: Jules on Oct 8, 2020
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 22'
Draft: 4.0'

Bridge TENDER would NOT open the bridge for our center console boat. I called the USCGA and they called the tender.....she said our "FLAGS WERE TQO TALL" to go under....total B.S. They were TRUMP flags and she didnt like it so we had to wait 28 minutes for a larger boat to come by.
- WG Editor Comment:
  
  The following is from the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations. §117.11 Unnecessary opening of the draw. No vessel owner or operator shall— (a) Signal a drawbridge to open if the vertical clearance is sufficient to allow the vessel, after all lowerable nonstructural vessel appurtenances that are not essential to navigation have been lowered, to safely pass under the drawbridge in the closed position; or (b) Signal a drawbridge to open for any purpose other than to pass through the drawbridge opening.e following is the the
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Comment by: Erica on Mar 7, 2019
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 24'
Draft: 1.5'

We have called upon this bridge several times at night and no response from the bridge tender. We need 11 foot clearance above the water line. At high tide we cannot fit under this bridge. We have had to turn around and head back and also plan our trips that we know the tides when we pass it so as to not get stuck on the other side.

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Comment by: Sea on May 22, 2017
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 30'
Draft: 3.0'

Bridge tender will not open when requested for smaller center console boats. The reading on bridge was 6' my clearance is 8'... Have to wait for larger boats to call for opening... Bridge tender speaks broken spanglish...
- WG Editor Comment:
  
  The bridge has a charted vertical clearance of 9 feet. Requested tide state from reviewer...no response.
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