Roosevelt Bridge warning Stuart FL

Thanks for the heads up 993RSR. It appears they are shutting down the southbound lanes of the bridge, leaving the northbound lanes to serve double duty. This will present a real bottleneck for both commuters and boaters in Martin County. The population in the area has exploded in recent years. During rush hour, the bridge can back up with a hundred cars sitting still on the span.

Spent two months there in 2018, that would not be fun.

Relatively new bridge. Are they going to shut down the waterway for fear of imminent collapse?

At the moment this was published, no boats were allowed.

Need a couple Lally Columns.

Had to look that one up. Yes sir!

Found a broadcast and page and the statement there is that the CG is stopping any commercial maritime traffic until it is deemed safe. Guess he can get through and we don't care if it's safe for recreational traffic. lol

I'm sure within a day or two they'll know more about the immediate risk to boats. As to auto traffic, this could be a major issue for a long time.

"A well-traveled South Florida bridge is not at risk of imminent collapse, authorities said this week, diverging from the US Coast Guard's warning that the bridge would soon fail."

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/18/us/florida-roosevelt-bridge-not-risk-collapse-trnd/index.html