About bridges, canals, and isles on the ICW and New River.
For information about the tragic death of Lynn senior Kyle Conrad, please see the Sun-Sentinel article. Just west, downriver of the Andrews Avenue bridge is the Railroad bridge. This New River icon is a single span that crosses from the North to South banks. On … Continue readingFlorida East Coast Railroad Bridge – New River, Fort Lauderdale
This article was featured in the February edition of the Waterfront News. In 1925 a south side causeway was built in an area slightly north of the current 17th Street bridge in Fort Lauderdale. According to Merrilyn Rathburn, research director of the Fort Lauderdale Historical … Continue readingFort Lauderdale’s 17th Street bridge had lowly beginnings
The 11th Avenue Snow-Reed bridge spans the North Fork of the New River from Riverside to Sailboat Bend. She runs from north to south. The western bank is Riverside, the Gill Isles. The eastern bank is Sailboat bend. Downriver of her, the receding fork passes … Continue reading11th Avenue Snow-Reed Swing Bridge – New River, Fort Lauderdale Bridges
The Southeast 17th Street bridge is a bascule drawbridge located just north of the Port Everglades cut. The causeway goes from the westside off US1/Federal Highway eastward over the ICW and twists northward becoming A1A along the Fort Lauderdale beach. The western approach is known … Continue readingSE 17th Street Causeway (Commodore Brook/Clay E. Shaw) – Fort Lauderdale Intracoastal Bridges
River Reach is a beautiful condominium community in Fort Lauderdale. It hugs the eastside of the South Fork of the New River after the river splits. River reach is just north of the Davie bridge and the Citrus Isles. To to west is I-95. North … Continue readingRiver Reach, Fort Lauderdale – New River Dockage
Rio Vista Isles are on the ICW. They are just inside the 17th Street Causeway, north of Lauderdale Marina/ 15th Street Fisheries and Southport Raw Bar. Rio Vista runs south below Las Olas and Idylwood along the westside of the ICW. Across the ICW, eastward, … Continue readingRio Vista Isles, Fort Lauderdale – Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) Dockage
Sunrise Key is a private island north of Las Olas and south of Sunrise. It is located in the center of Middle River, a wide riverway which splits off from the ICW and meanders northward. Northward of Sunrise Key, Middle River ends at a low … Continue readingSunrise Key, Fort Lauderdale – Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) Dockage
Hendricks Isle and Isle of Venice are two isles north along Las Olas. They are the farthest west two isles. They are south of Sunrise Key and west of the main ICW. Middle River snakes around east and northward. Las Olas Blvd is south and … Continue readingHendricks Isle / Isle of Venice, Fort Lauderdale – Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) Dockage
Bay Colony Club is a condominium community north of the Commercial bridge. The community is just south of the Pompano Beach – Ft. Lauderdale city line. South is Lauderdale-by-the-sea and Sea Ranch neighborhoods. To the west is Pine Crest School. To the east is the … Continue readingBay Colony Club, Fort Lauderdale – Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) Dockage
Also see our list of bridges on the New River, Fort Lauderdale. From Port Everglades to I-95 Ft. Lauderdale, FL This information is to be used as a guide. Prudent captains will always refer to other sources such as US Government charts and books. NOTE: … Continue readingNew River Guide: Part II Navigation