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A buddy of mine has been pestering me for years to take my boat up the Patuxent and visit his family's country home on the waterfront. I've finally given in and am making the trek up from Deltaville this July 4 weekend. His place is about 20 miles up river. I imagine I'll have to motor most or all the way up the Patuxent, and I'll try to catch the tide to give my slow boat a little push up the river.
I'll have to pass through the 231 bridge. The coast pilot says this about the bridge:
(50)
The highway bridge over Patuxent River at Mile 18.8, from Town Point on the west side to Hallowing Point on the east side, has a 49-foot swing span with a clearance of 16 feet. (See 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.567, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.)
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Benedict, a village just below the west end of the highway bridge, is the head of commercial navigation on Patuxent River. A marina at the south end of Benedict can provide gasoline, berths, and some supplies. Minor repairs can be made; marine railway, 32 feet.
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Navigation on Patuxent River above Benedict is difficult because of the numerous fishtraps and stakes.
(53)
Overhead power cables with a clearance of 60 feet over the main channel cross Patuxent River at Mile
20.9. The supporting towers are marked by private lights.
§117.567 Patuxent River.
(657) The draw of S231 bridge, mile 18.5 at Benedict, shall open on signal; except that, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., the draw shall open on signal if notice is given to the Toll Captain at the Administration Building at the east end of the bridge before 6 p.m.
Anyone have local knowledge of the bridge, whether there are any holiday restrictions, etc. Or any other advice about transiting the Patuxent? I don't think it's a big sailing destination beyond Solomons, and I've never been up it in a boat. My air draft is about 45 feet, water draft 2 feet.
Thanks, Scott
Gemini Catamaran Split Decision
I'll have to pass through the 231 bridge. The coast pilot says this about the bridge:
(50)
The highway bridge over Patuxent River at Mile 18.8, from Town Point on the west side to Hallowing Point on the east side, has a 49-foot swing span with a clearance of 16 feet. (See 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.567, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.)
(51)
Benedict, a village just below the west end of the highway bridge, is the head of commercial navigation on Patuxent River. A marina at the south end of Benedict can provide gasoline, berths, and some supplies. Minor repairs can be made; marine railway, 32 feet.
(52)
Navigation on Patuxent River above Benedict is difficult because of the numerous fishtraps and stakes.
(53)
Overhead power cables with a clearance of 60 feet over the main channel cross Patuxent River at Mile
20.9. The supporting towers are marked by private lights.
§117.567 Patuxent River.
(657) The draw of S231 bridge, mile 18.5 at Benedict, shall open on signal; except that, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., the draw shall open on signal if notice is given to the Toll Captain at the Administration Building at the east end of the bridge before 6 p.m.
Anyone have local knowledge of the bridge, whether there are any holiday restrictions, etc. Or any other advice about transiting the Patuxent? I don't think it's a big sailing destination beyond Solomons, and I've never been up it in a boat. My air draft is about 45 feet, water draft 2 feet.
Thanks, Scott
Gemini Catamaran Split Decision