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<p class="irlsubtitle">The Canaveral Barge Canal | <p class="irlsubtitle">The Canaveral Barge Canal allows Atlantic Ocean vessels to transverse Merritt Island and access the Indian River Intracoastal Waterway.</p> | ||
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==About== | ==About== | ||
The Canaveral Barge Canal cuts thru Merritt Island, Florida to connect the [[Banana River]] and [[Indian River]] in [[:Category:Brevard County|Brevard County]]. Oceangoing vessels may access the Banana River through the Canaveral Locks, | [[File:Merritt Island FL barge canal01.jpg|320px|thumb|right|Canaveral Barge Canal Bridge, Merritt Island]] | ||
</div>< | The Canaveral Barge Canal cuts thru Merritt Island, Florida to connect the [[Banana River]] and [[Indian River]] in [[:Category:Brevard County|Brevard County]]. | ||
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Oceangoing vessels may request an opening of the triple-leaf drawspan [[Canaveral Locks Bridge]] to access the Banana River through the Canaveral Locks. Once through the locks, ships carrying spacecraft head north on the Banana River to Kennedy Space Center. Other vessels head westward across the Banana River using the Canaveral Barge Channel, then transverse Merritt Island via the Canaveral Barge Canal, which exits into the Indian River and the Intracoastal Waterway. | |||
[[File:Freedom Star passes through Canaveral Draw Bridge (KSC-2012-1981).jpg|400px|thumb|left|Freedom Star passes through Canaveral Draw Bridge (KSC-2012-1981)]] | |||
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==Location== | |||
[[File:Merritt Island FL barge canal02.jpg|320px|thumb|right|Merritt Island FL barge canal02]] | |||
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Coordinates (28°24'33.9"N 80°41'23.2"W) (28.409420, -80.689766) | |||
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==Video== | ==Video== | ||
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[[Category:Banana River Water Body]] | [[Category:Banana River Water Body]] | ||
[[Category:Indian River Water Body]] | [[Category:Indian River Water Body]] |
Revision as of 14:14, December 1, 2019
The Canaveral Barge Canal allows Atlantic Ocean vessels to transverse Merritt Island and access the Indian River Intracoastal Waterway.
About
The Canaveral Barge Canal cuts thru Merritt Island, Florida to connect the Banana River and Indian River in Brevard County.
Oceangoing vessels may request an opening of the triple-leaf drawspan Canaveral Locks Bridge to access the Banana River through the Canaveral Locks. Once through the locks, ships carrying spacecraft head north on the Banana River to Kennedy Space Center. Other vessels head westward across the Banana River using the Canaveral Barge Channel, then transverse Merritt Island via the Canaveral Barge Canal, which exits into the Indian River and the Intracoastal Waterway.