From the far, far reaches of the wild, wild west I am: rtpoteet
How high is "high" water? High has no upper limit. Since I have seen water come up to the bottom of some bridges (at other locations) when the rivers are above flood stage, the answer may be no. But then again at flood stage nobody's going to be moving tows anyway.
Dave H.
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New fixed span bridges appear to have a 65 ft. vertical clearance.
Not a typo, it's below water.
USCG shows "High Water" and "Mean Low Water" but not "Mean High Water." Apparently high is high, there is no average.
RWM
Hi RWM,
Just curious, was "3. Neville Island (back channel), P&LE, -4.3" a typo, or is the bottom of that bridge 4.3 feet under water at mean high water?
Doug
May your flanges always stay BETWEEN the rails
This list is from 1927, upriver to down: location, owner, and clearance above high water:
Railway Man wrote: Bridges over Navigable Waters.
....Paul Simon's unrecorded sequel to Bridge over Troubled Waters.
Sorry, sorry. Lost my head for a minute there.....
Bill
"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig"
Railway Man wrote: There is no minimum clearance required above mean high water level for a moveable bridge in the closed position. The six moveable bridges currently in service on the Ohio have clearances ranging from 0 to 30 feet. When I get home tonight I'll look up the numbers for the fixed bridges in the USCG's Bridges over Navigable Waters. RWM
There is no minimum clearance required above mean high water level for a moveable bridge in the closed position. The six moveable bridges currently in service on the Ohio have clearances ranging from 0 to 30 feet. When I get home tonight I'll look up the numbers for the fixed bridges in the USCG's Bridges over Navigable Waters.