Bay Bridge Clearances

[SailinJay]

I haven't logged into Sailnet since December 2008 and before that since February 2008. Got really tired of the political rancor. I know that there have been no posts to this thread in over a year and I know that the "thread revival police" will pounce on this message. Have at it. I don't care because I probably won't be back anytime soon. And besides, I started the thread in the first place!

A neighbor gave me a book called "Cruising the Chesapeake" by William Shellenberger. On page 149 there is a chart of the Bay Bridge clearances for both bridges, which are referred to as the North Bridge (westbound) and the South Bridge (eastbound). The clearances are based on the pier numbers. The pier numbers increase from the Western side to the Eastern side. The main channel is 186 feet and is between Piers 25-26 on the SB and 32-33 on the NB. Piers 16-17 on the SB and 23-24 on the NB have a clearance of 52 feet. Piers 34-35 on the SB and 41-42 on the NB have a clearance of 58 feet. Everything in between, to the center span, is higher. The highest clearance for the Eastern channel would appear to be between 36-37 on the SB---77 feet---and between 44-45 the NB---63 feet.

[Boasun]

There two places to find the height of bridges:
A. Coast Pilot for that area.
B. The Chart for that area.

perusing these two items will give your the answers to bridge and high wire heights.
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