Vertical clearance
55 ft
Okeechobee Waterway · Mile
38.8
Type
Fixed
Datum
Waterway stage
This clearance is referred to a stage of the waterway itself, not to a tidal datum. Wind, rain and the level the Corps holds change what is really there.
“referred to a St. Lucie Canal stage of 14.5 feet”
“U.S. Route 98–441 highway bridge at Mile 38.8 has a fixed span with a clearance of 55 feet.”Datum
Coast Pilot 4, under the heading “Heights”: “Overhead clearances on the St. Lucie Canal from St. Lucie Lock to Port Mayaca Lock are referred to a St. Lucie Canal stage of 14.5 feet.” The figure is therefore not referred to a tidal datum.
Still east of the lock
Coast Pilot 4 puts Port Mayaca Lock about 300 yards west-southwest of this bridge, so it stands inside the reach whose clearances are referred to the canal stage.
Sources & checks
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.