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NC: Roanoke Sound, Washington Baum Bridge, reduced vertical clearance
- Date Reported: Nov 22, 2022
- Reporter: Ted Stehle
- Source: CG 5th District LNM 0547/22
- Description:
Mariners are advised that an engineering firm, on behalf of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, will be performing maintenance on the US 64 (Washington Beau) Bridge over Roanoke Sound, at mile 2.8, in between Nags Head, NC and Roanoke Island, NC. The maintenance will be conducted from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 7 a.m..; 7 days a week; the maintenance which began in September 2022, will continue to be
conducted through September 15, 2025. A couple under-bridge access trucks and safety vessels will be in and around the vicinity of the bridge. During the work hours, the under-bridge access trucks will be located under the bridge in the navigational channel reducing the vertical clearance of the bridge to approximately 55 feet Vessels that can safely transit through the bridge during periods with a reduced vertical clearance may do so at
any time. Vessels that cannot safely transit through the bridge during periods with a reduced vertical clearance may transit through the bridge, if at least a thirty-minute prior notice is given to the project foreman. Maintenance personnel, equipment and vessels will relocate from the moveable span and navigable channel, upon request. The project foreman can be reached at (703) 231-8589 or (703) 865-1041. Safety vessels may be
reached on VHF-FM channel 13 and 16. Mariners should use caution navigating through the area. - Lat / Lon: N 35° 53.694' / W 075° 38.140'
