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<p class="irlsubtitle">The Canaveral Barge Canal allows Atlantic Ocean vessels to transverse Merritt Island and | <p class="irlsubtitle">The Canaveral Barge Canal allows Atlantic Ocean vessels to transverse Merritt Island and enter the Indian River Intracoastal Waterway.</p> | ||
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Coordinates (28°24'33.9"N 80°41'23.2"W) (28.409420, -80.689766) | Coordinates (28°24'33.9"N 80°41'23.2"W) (28.409420, -80.689766) | ||
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<p>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.</p> | <p>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.</p> | ||
[[File:Freedom Star passes through Canaveral Draw Bridge (KSC-2012-1981).jpg|380px|thumb|left|Freedom Star passes through Canaveral Locks Draw Bridge]] | [[File:Freedom Star passes through Canaveral Draw Bridge (KSC-2012-1981).jpg|380px|thumb|left|Freedom Star passes through Canaveral Locks Draw Bridge]] | ||
[[File:Merritt Island FL barge canal02.jpg|380px|thumb|left|Canaveral Barge Canal, Merritt Island]] | [[File:Merritt Island FL barge canal02.jpg|380px|thumb|left|Canaveral Barge Canal, Merritt Island]] | ||
Revision as of 14:33, December 1, 2019
The Canaveral Barge Canal allows Atlantic Ocean vessels to transverse Merritt Island and enter the Indian River Intracoastal Waterway.
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The Canaveral Barge Canal cuts thru Merritt Island, Florida to connect the Banana River and Indian River in Brevard County.
Coordinates (28°24'33.9"N 80°41'23.2"W) (28.409420, -80.689766)
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.
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