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ineedscissor t1_j9ol1x5 wrote

That seems like a pretty long, straight stretch of road. Wouldn’t it make sense to use the space to create a taller bridge so that most of the boats can fit underneath it without any sort of mechanism? It would also save future operating costs as well.

The town of Naples, Maine did that when they replaced their swing bridge in the early 2010’s, even though some boats wouldn’t fit.

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johnmcboston t1_j9op3nq wrote

It would have to be a super tall bridge - the water is close to the lower deck of the bridge at high tide, so you would need a bridge tall enough to accommodate the tallest sailboat...

Plus the southern approach just went under 93, so not that much room to build a high bridge from that perspective.

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ineedscissor t1_j9r71qi wrote

I don’t drive there that often , so I didn’t realize how much clearance there was. What is the current schedule for the bridge opening? Would altering it to low tide be much different?

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oogaboogaaa2 t1_j9opss7 wrote

Naples is on an inland lake. The sailboats are inherently smaller.

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