Vertical clearance
54 ft
Okeechobee Waterway · Mile
9.5
Type
Fixed
Datum
MHW
Clearances are published at Mean High Water. Tide, wind, waves and lake level change what is really there.
“The fixed highway bridge over the waterway here has a clearance of 54 feet.”Where it stands
Coast Pilot 4: “Palm City, Mile 9.5, is a small town on the west bank of South Fork” — below the point at Mile 10.1 where the waterway enters St. Lucie Canal.
High water
Coast Pilot 4 adds that during periods of high water in Lake Okeechobee, shoaling may occur in the vicinity of the bridge.
Datum
Coast Pilot 4 chapter 12 does not restate a datum for this bridge clearance; chapter 1 gives cable clearances for the lowest wires at vertical datum, usually mean high water.
Sources & checks
- NOAA U.S. Coast Pilot 4, 2026 (58th) Edition, Chapter 12 – Intracoastal Waterway · 18 Oct 2026
- NOAA U.S. Coast Pilot 4, 2026 (58th) Edition, Chapter 1 – Bridge and Cable Clearances · 18 Oct 2026
Written by buoya editorial from the sources above. Every figure was checked against its source on 21 Oct 2026. Found something wrong? Report a correction.