NAVNOTICE# 2029 - Florence HWY Bridge MM 56.0 ILR Safety Advisory

To: ALL MARINERS
From: Coast Guard Upper Miss
Date: 1/6/10
Subject: Florence HWY Bridge MM 56.0 ILR Safety Advisory
NAVNOTICE # 2029

ILLINOIS RIVER
COTP USCG SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ISSUES THE FOLLOWING SAFETY
ADVISORY: ALL MARINERS, ESPECIALLY DOWNBOUND TOWS, ARE REQUESTED TO
USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRANSITING THROUGH THE FLORENCE HIGHWAY
DRAWBRIDGE AT MM 56.0 ILR DUE TO A SUBMERGED PROTECTION CELL IN LINE
WITH AND ABOVE THE RIGHT DESCENDING BRIDGE PIER. BASED UPON A RECENT
SURVEY, A DEPTH OF 8.8 FT EXISTS ABOVE THE CELL WITH THE MEREDOSIA
GAGE AT MM 70.8 ILR READING 435.2 FT ON 06 JAN 2010.