Stockton 40’ 35’* Sacramento River 34’ 30’ Humboldt Harbor and Bay 34’ 38’* * Mean Lower Low Water Waterway Bridge Clearance To access some California ports, navigating vessels must heed minimum bridge clearances to avoid collisions. Vertical clearance is measured as the distance from the mean high water level (high tide) to the bottom of the structural span. The minimum vertical bridge height information for major seaport bridges below was extracted from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) charts (found at ). Access to the inland ports of Stockton and West Sacramento may require navigation under smaller fixed and draw bridges. [The listed numbers are for planning purposes only and not intended for use in navigation decision making.] Following are major bridge vertical clearances: San Diego-Coronado Bay West Span 156’ Middle Spans 175’-195’ East Span 214’ Vincent Thomas 165’ Middle Span 185’ Gerald Desmond Current 155’ New 200’ San Mateo-Hayward 135’ San Francisco-Oakland Bay West 204’-220’ East 112’ Golden Gate Center 225’ North Pier 213’ South Pier 211’ Richmond-San Rafael West Channel 185’ East Channel 135’ Carquinez North Span 146’ South Span 132’ Airport Runway Condition and Capacity Eleven (11) of California’s top twelve (12) air cargo carrying airports also have commercial passenger service, with Mather Airport being the exception. Runway pavement is regularly inspected by federal and state officials for condition and other compliance. Through these assessments, runways in good or better condition are ensured. The remaining airport infrastructure is typically maintained by municipalities or regional airport systems.
Stockton 40’ 35’* Sacramento River 34’ 30’ Humboldt Harbor and Bay 34’ 38’* * Mean Lower Low Water Waterway Bridge Clearance To access some California ports, navigating vessels must heed minimum bridge clearances to avoid collisions. Vertical clearance is measured as the distance from the mean high water level (high tide) to the bottom of the structural span. The minimum vertical bridge height information for major seaport bridges below was extracted from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) charts (found at ). Access to the inland ports of Stockton and West Sacramento may require navigation under smaller fixed and draw bridges. [The listed numbers are for planning purposes only and not intended for use in navigation decision making.] Following are major bridge vertical clearances: San Diego-Coronado Bay West Span 156’ Middle Spans 175’-195’ East Span 214’ Vincent Thomas 165’ Middle Span 185’ Gerald Desmond Current 155’ New 200’ San Mateo-Hayward 135’ San Francisco-Oakland Bay West 204’-220’ East 112’ Golden Gate Center 225’ North Pier 213’ South Pier 211’ Richmond-San Rafael West Channel 185’ East Channel 135’ Carquinez North Span 146’ South Span 132’ Airport Runway Condition and Capacity Eleven (11) of California’s top twelve (12) air cargo carrying airports also have commercial passenger service, with Mather Airport being the exception. Runway pavement is regularly inspected by federal and state officials for condition and other compliance. Through these assessments, runways in good or better condition are ensured. The remaining airport infrastructure is typically maintained by municipalities or regional airport systems.
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