Delray Beach → Dania Beach

Bridge clearance

Every crossing between a dock and the ocean on the Intracoastal, the New River and the canals behind them — the closed clearance, whether it opens, and who to call. Enter your vessel's air draft and the guide reads the route for you.

Crossings mapped
40
With a clearance
32
Draw bridges
23
Lowest fixed span
8 ft
Middle River
DELRAY BEACHBOCA RATONDEERFIELD BEACHPOMPANO BEACHFORT LAUDERDALEDANIA BEACHGeorge Bush Blvd Bridge · 9 ftAtlantic Ave Bridge · 12 ftLinton Blvd Bridge · 30 ftSpanish River Blvd Bridge · 25 ftPalmetto Park Rd Bridge · 19 ftCamino Real Bridge · 9 ft · position approximateBoca Inlet Bridge · 23 ftHillsboro Blvd Bridge · 21 ftHillsboro Inlet Bridge · 13 ft · position approximateNE 14th St Causeway Bridge · 15 ft · position approximateAtlantic Blvd Bridge · 15 ftCommercial Blvd Bridge · 15 ft · position approximateOakland Park Blvd Bridge · 22 ftSunrise Blvd Bridge · 25 ftLas Olas Blvd Bridge · 24 ftSE 17th St Causeway Bridge · 55 ftDania Beach Blvd Bridge · 22 ftSE 3rd Ave Bridge · 16 ftAndrews Ave Bridge · 21 ftSW 4th Ave Bridge · 20 ftSnow-Reed Swing Bridge · 3 ft · position approximateDavie Blvd Bridge · 21 ftI-95 Twin Bridges · 55 ftCSX Railroad Bridge · 2 ftState Road 84 Bridge · 21 ftI-595 Bridges · 40 ftSunrise Blvd Bridge (Middle River) · 10 ftUS 1 Bridge (Middle River) · 8 ftNE 26th St Bridge · unmeasuredNE 16th Ave Bridge · unmeasuredNE 15th Ave Bridge · unmeasuredUS 1 Bridge (Cypress Creek) · 12 ftSE 11th Ave / SE 6th Terrace Bridge · 8 ftSE 12th St / SE 5th Ave Bridge · 8 ftSE 15th St / E McNab Rd Bridge · unmeasuredUS 1 Twin Bridges (Hillsboro Canal) · unmeasuredDixie Hwy Triple Bridge (Hillsboro Canal) · unmeasuredRailroad Bridge (Hillsboro Canal) · unmeasuredWhiskey Creek Bridge · 18 ft · position approximateUS 1 Bridge (Delray) · unmeasuredN
  • Draw
  • Fixed
  • Rail
  • Unmeasured
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Waterline to the highest fixed point — antenna, hardtop, tuna tower, mast.

Waterway

Intracoastal Waterway

15 crossings · north to south

The main north–south channel. Every crossing here is a bascule (draw) bridge, so height is rarely the limit — opening schedules are. Most open on signal or on a 15/30-minute cycle; VHF 9 reaches every tender.

  1. George Bush Blvd · Delray Beach
    9 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9561-276-5948
  2. Atlantic Ave (SR 806) · Delray Beach
    12 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9561-276-5435
  3. Linton Blvd · Delray Beach
    30 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9561-278-1980
  4. Spanish River Blvd · Boca Raton
    25 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9561-395-5417
  5. Palmetto Park Rd · Boca Raton
    19 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9561-392-5903
  6. Camino Real · Boca Raton
    9 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9561-395-7132
  7. Hillsboro Blvd (SR 810) · Deerfield Beach
    21 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9954-428-1090
  8. NE 14th St · Pompano Beach
    15 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9954-942-6909
  9. Atlantic Blvd (SR 814) · Pompano Beach
    15 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9954-941-7119
  10. Commercial Blvd (SR 870) · Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
    15 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9954-772-3987
  11. Oakland Park Blvd · Fort Lauderdale
    22 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9954-566-3711
  12. Sunrise Blvd (SR 838) · Fort LauderdaleTender number transcribed from the field map with an extra digit removed — confirm before relying on it.
    25 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9954-828-5698
  13. E Las Olas Blvd · Fort Lauderdale
    24 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9954-463-0842
  14. SE 17th St (Brooks Memorial) · Fort Lauderdale
    55 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9954-524-7783
  15. Dania Beach Blvd (SR A1A) · Dania Beach
    22 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9954-922-7833

Boca Inlet

1 crossing · north to south

Boca's route to the Atlantic. The A1A bascule sits right at the inlet and opens on demand.

  1. A1A (Ocean Blvd) · Boca Raton
    23 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9

Hillsboro Inlet

1 crossing · north to south

The Hillsboro Inlet bridge is the lowest fixed-height constraint on the northern Broward ocean route until it opens; a tender is on duty around the clock.

  1. A1A · Hillsboro Beach
    13 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9954-943-1847

New River

9 crossings · north to south

Downtown Fort Lauderdale's yacht corridor to the marine-industrial yards up-river. Nine crossings in four miles, including the 1925 swing bridge whose 20-foot horizontal span is the real limit, and two fixed interstate bridges at the top.

  1. SE 3rd Ave · Fort Lauderdale
    16 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9
  2. S Andrews Ave · Fort Lauderdale
    21 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9
  3. SW 4th Ave · Fort Lauderdale
    20 ft
    closed · cable 80 ft
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9
  4. SW 11th Ave (Palm Ave) · Fort LauderdaleA 1925 swing span — 20 ft horizontal clearance is the binding limit for beam, not height.
    3 ft
    closed · 20 ft span
    SwingVHF 9954-828-5437
  5. Davie Blvd · Fort Lauderdale
    21 ft
    closed
    Bascule (draw)VHF 9
  6. I-95 · Fort Lauderdale
    55 ft
    fixed
    Fixed
  7. CSX (former Seaboard) rail line · Fort LauderdaleNormally open; closes for rail traffic.
    2 ft
    closed · cable 71 ft
    RailroadVHF 9
  8. SR 84 · Fort Lauderdale
    21 ft
    closed · 40 ft span
    Bascule (draw)
  9. I-595 · Fort Lauderdale
    40 ft
    fixed
    Fixed

Middle River

5 crossings · north to south

Residential canal frontage in Wilton Manors and Fort Lauderdale behind low fixed bridges — center-console and small-cruiser water, not sportfish water.

  1. Sunrise Blvd · Fort Lauderdale
    10 ft
    fixed
    Fixed
  2. US 1 (Federal Hwy) · Fort Lauderdale
    8 ft
    fixed
    Fixed
  3. NE 26th St · Wilton Manors
    —
    fixed
    Fixed
    Unmeasured
  4. NE 16th Ave · Wilton Manors
    —
    fixed
    Fixed
    Unmeasured
  5. NE 15th Ave · Wilton Manors
    —
    fixed
    Fixed
    Unmeasured

Cypress Creek Canal

4 crossings · north to south

Pompano's canal grid west of the ICW. Fixed bridges of 8–12 feet cap the boats that can live here at the smaller end.

  1. US 1 (Federal Hwy) · Pompano Beach
    12 ft
    fixed
    Fixed
  2. SE 11th Ave · Pompano Beach
    8 ft
    fixed
    Fixed
  3. SE 12th St · Pompano Beach
    8 ft
    fixed
    Fixed
  4. E McNab Rd · Pompano Beach
    —
    fixed
    Fixed
    Unmeasured

Hillsboro Canal

3 crossings · north to south

The Boca–Deerfield line. Three fixed crossings west of the ICW that the field map has not yet measured.

  1. US 1 (Federal Hwy) · Deerfield Beach
    —
    fixed
    Fixed
    Unmeasured
  2. N Dixie Hwy · Deerfield Beach
    —
    fixed
    Fixed
    Unmeasured
  3. FEC rail line · Deerfield Beach
    —
    closed
    Railroad
    Unmeasured

Whiskey Creek

1 crossing · north to south

The protected creek behind Dania's barrier island, reached under an 18-foot fixed span.

  1. Dania Beach Blvd (SR A1A) · Dania Beach
    18 ft
    fixed
    Fixed

C-15 Canal

1 crossing · north to south

The Boca–Delray boundary canal. Unmeasured fixed crossing at US 1.

  1. US 1 (Federal Hwy) · Delray Beach
    —
    fixed
    Fixed
    Unmeasured

Before you trust a number

How to read the guide.

Closed clearance

Every figure is the vertical clearance with the span down, at mean high water. Low tide gives you more; a king tide or a loaded boat gives you less.

Draw vs fixed

A draw bridge is never a hard stop — it is a wait. The fixed spans are the ones that decide which boat can live behind a given dock.

VHF 9

Every tender on this stretch monitors channel 9. Call with the bridge name and your direction of travel; the phone numbers are the same tenders.

Verify before you commit

This is a buyer's guide, not a chart. Confirm with the Coast Guard's Local Notice to Mariners and the tender, and let us put the constraint in writing on any property you are weighing.

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Questions buyers ask

Bridges and boats

What is air draft, and how do I measure it?
Air draft is the height from the waterline to the highest fixed point on the vessel — a hardtop, tower, antenna or mast. Measure it at the boat's normal load; a light boat rides higher. Compare it against the closed clearance of every fixed bridge between the dock and the inlet, and against the closed clearance of any draw bridge you would rather not wait for.
What does 'closed clearance' mean on a draw bridge?
The vertical clearance under the span when it is down. A boat below that number passes without an opening; a boat above it needs the tender to raise the span. Draw bridges never block passage outright, but a vessel that needs every bridge opened lives on the opening schedule — most South Florida bascules open on the hour and half-hour, some on signal.
Which South Florida homes have no-fixed-bridge ocean access?
On the Intracoastal itself every crossing from Delray to Dania is a draw bridge, so the Intracoastal is no-fixed-bridge water. The fixed spans are on the side waters — the Middle River, Cypress Creek Canal, Hillsboro Canal, the New River above Davie Boulevard. A home's real constraint is the lowest fixed bridge between its dock and the ICW, which is why our waterfront dossiers state it per property.
Is this guide a navigation document?
No. It is XI Realty's field map, structured for buyers. Clearances are the closed clearance at mean high water as recorded on the water; tide, load and construction change the real number. Verify against the current Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners and call the tender before committing a vessel.

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