Bridges

Bridges

Named Fort Lauderdale bridges with published closed clearances.

55 ft closed

17th Street Causeway Bridge

Approximate 55 ft closed clearance at 17th Street Causeway — which hulls pass, which wait on the tender, and the run to Port Everglades.

21 ft closed

Andrews Avenue Bridge

Andrews Avenue on the New River sits near 21 ft closed. Tower-up convertibles die here. Express hulls and laid towers are a different conversation.

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Commercial Boulevard Bridge

Commercial Boulevard over the ICW sits near 15 ft closed — a harder air-draft kill than Oakland Park’s ~25 ft for programs running north of Coral Ridge toward Hillsboro.

4 ft closed

FEC Railroad Bridge

The FEC railroad span downtown is about 4 ft when down. It is a schedule, not a yacht clearance. West of Andrews is a train problem as much as a steel problem.

31 ft closed

Las Olas Boulevard Bridge (ICW)

The Las Olas ICW span sits near 31 ft closed — enough for many flybridges, not enough for a full tuna tower left standing on Nurmi or Hendricks.

9 ft closed

Las Olas Boulevard at Fiesta Way

The fixed Las Olas span at Fiesta Way is about 9 ft. Cabin yachts die. This is a dinghy and center-console cut, not a convertible neighborhood entrance.

12 ft closed

Las Olas Boulevard at Hendricks Isle

Hendricks Isle’s boulevard span is about 12 ft. Pair it with the 6.5 ft south-finger shoal — air draft is only half the overlay on this island.

14 ft closed

Las Olas Boulevard at Idlewyld

Idlewyld’s boulevard span is about 14 ft — more air than Fiesta Way, still a flybridge killer. Depth on the fingers is about 8–8.5 ft.

12 ft closed

Las Olas Boulevard at Isle of Venice

The Las Olas boulevard span on Isle of Venice is about 12 ft. Convertibles and flybridges do not use this cut. T-tops and low expresses still measure twice.

25 ft closed

Oakland Park Boulevard Bridge

Oakland Park Boulevard on the ICW is about 25 ft closed and sits on the Coral Ridge approach. Pair it with 5.5 ft finger depths — air draft is only half the overlay.

16 ft closed

SE 3rd Avenue Bridge

SE 3rd Avenue is the sixteen-foot closed gate into downtown Fort Lauderdale. Flybridges and towers do not live here. Drawbridge schedule is not a lifestyle.

25 ft closed

Sunrise Boulevard Bridge

Sunrise Boulevard over the ICW is about 25 ft closed. North-of-Sunrise programs (Coral Ridge approach) inherit this air draft before Oakland Park.