Canaveral Lock, the canal's only lock and the largest navigation lock in Florida, is located on the eastern segment. It has a rise of 3–4 feet (0.91–1.22 m) and protects Canaveral Harbor from tidal currents, storm surge, and salt water. The lock is free of charge and takes 20 to 30 minutes for watercraft to traverse.[1]
Vessels with drafts up to 12 feet (3.7 m) may use the canal,[1] which was intended for barges but not ships (the adjacent Port Canaveral allows drafts up to 39.5 feet (12.0 m)[3]). The canal is popular with recreational boaters, providing access to Sykes Creek and various marinas. The next-closest passages between the Intracoastal Waterway and the ocean are Ponce de Leon Inlet, 50 miles (80 km) to the north, and Fort Pierce Inlet, 70 miles (110 km) to the south.[2]
canaveral, barge, canal, active, canal, brevard, county, florida, cutting, east, west, across, northern, merritt, island, just, south, cape, canaveral, connects, atlantic, ocean, port, canaveral, with, indian, river, wider, indian, river, lagoon, part, intraco. The Canaveral Barge Canal is an active canal in Brevard County Florida cutting east west across northern Merritt Island just south of Cape Canaveral It connects the Atlantic Ocean and Port Canaveral with the Indian River and wider Indian River Lagoon part of the Intracoastal Waterway The canal consists of two segments separated by the Banana River 2 Canaveral Barge CanalBarge canal looking towards the Christa McAuliffe BridgeLocationBrevard County FloridaCountryUnited StatesCoordinates28 24 33 N 80 41 37 W 28 40917 N 80 69361 W 28 40917 80 69361SpecificationsMaximum boat draft12 feet 3 7 m 1 Locks1Total rise3 4 feet 0 91 1 22 m 1 StatusOpenNavigation authorityU S Army Corps of EngineersHistoryDate of first useJanuary 1 1965GeographyStart pointAtlantic OceanEnd pointIndian RiverConnects toBanana River Port Canaveral Intracoastal Waterway Sykes CreekThe canal was constructed by the U S Army Corps of Engineers in 1965 to allow the transport of crude oil by barge to two power plants south of Titusville Florida The design was expanded during the planning stage to enable the transport of Saturn rocket components to NASA s Kennedy Space Center for the Apollo program 1 Canaveral Lock the canal s only lock and the largest navigation lock in Florida is located on the eastern segment It has a rise of 3 4 feet 0 91 1 22 m and protects Canaveral Harbor from tidal currents storm surge and salt water The lock is free of charge and takes 20 to 30 minutes for watercraft to traverse 1 Vessels with drafts up to 12 feet 3 7 m may use the canal 1 which was intended for barges but not ships the adjacent Port Canaveral allows drafts up to 39 5 feet 12 0 m 3 The canal is popular with recreational boaters providing access to Sykes Creek and various marinas The next closest passages between the Intracoastal Waterway and the ocean are Ponce de Leon Inlet 50 miles 80 km to the north and Fort Pierce Inlet 70 miles 110 km to the south 2 List of crossings editBridge Type Carries Location CoordinatesChrista McAuliffe Bridge Bascule drawbridge nbsp SR 3 Courtenay Parkway Merritt Island 28 24 26 N 80 42 24 W 28 40722 N 80 70667 W 28 40722 80 70667Barge Canal Bridge nbsp SR 401 28 24 32 N 80 37 55 W 28 40889 N 80 63194 W 28 40889 80 63194 nbsp The Barge Canal Bridge is actually three adjacent bridges each of which includes a bascule draw span References edit a b c d e Jacksonville District Canaveral Lock www saj usace army mil US Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Retrieved 10 February 2022 a b Canaveral Barge Canal Harbor in Merritt Island FL United States marinas com Retrieved 10 February 2022 Port of Port Canaveral U S A www findaport com Shipping Guides Ltd Retrieved 23 September 2020 External links editMap 28 24 33 N 80 41 37 W 28 40917 N 80 69361 W 28 40917 80 69361 This article about a location in Brevard County Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canaveral Barge Canal amp oldid 1075988281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
