{"id":600,"date":"2019-07-30T10:31:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T14:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/?page_id=600"},"modified":"2025-05-08T16:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:28:20","slug":"our-waters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/home\/our-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"600\" class=\"elementor elementor-600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-568fcfd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"568fcfd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24cd22b\" data-id=\"24cd22b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce33147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ce33147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310d128 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"310d128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Waters Around Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b34ae59 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b34ae59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-629826b\" data-id=\"629826b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f89fb7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f89fb7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 25px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Here in Palm Beach\u00a0 we enjoy many waters suitable for boating. From the Intracoastal (ICW) with easy access north and south to the wide open Atlantic if you are so inclined.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 25px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Not only that, we have easy access with a trailer-able boat or rental to access the fresh waters of Lake Okeechobee and the western side of our state and the Gulf of Mexico.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 25px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s some information to help make your boating safer and more pleasurable in our area.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-411c183\" data-id=\"411c183\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b64817b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b64817b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG21521-768x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1753\" alt=\"image of Jupiter lighthouse across the Jupiter Inlet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG21521-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG21521-scaled-600x416.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG21521-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG21521-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG21521-1536x1066.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG21521-2048x1421.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90c3063 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90c3063\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-638737e\" data-id=\"638737e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93cecfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"93cecfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58bf991 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58bf991\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2bb868\" data-id=\"d2bb868\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f720035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f720035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Area Charts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b978a35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b978a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Notice: NOAA has changed to an all-electronic navigation charts system. Please go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/charts\/noaa-enc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOAA Electronic Navigation Charts page<\/a> for more information.<\/p><p>Currently, the older navigation charts remain available as historic downloadable PDF files.\u00a0 However, NOAA will NOT be updating them.<\/p><h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DO NOT USE THE CHARTS LISTED BELOW FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES; THEY ARE FOR INFORMATION ONLY.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p>Click the chart listing to view\/download the chart.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a8a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59a8a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/noaa-chart-11459\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>NOAA Chart 11459: Port of Palm Beach and Approaches\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/noaa-chart-11460\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>NOAA Chart 11460: Cape Canaveral to Key West<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/noaa-chart-11466\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>NOAA Chart 11466: Jupiter Inlet to Fowey Rocks\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/noaa-chart-11467\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>NOAA Chart 11467: West Palm Beach to Miami\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54425e3\" data-id=\"54425e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff18300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff18300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2022 Drawbridge Opening Schedule<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d07e7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d07e7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Need to know the opening schedules for drawbridges on the Florida Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway?<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Note that bridge tenders use Marine VHF Channel 9.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Also note that this document is a few years old and may not be accurate.\u00a0 We have not located a more recent copy.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f934f1e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f934f1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022_Updated_Bridge_Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27df52c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27df52c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See additional bridge opening information below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff6d877 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff6d877\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd84290\" data-id=\"cd84290\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93367a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b93367a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special Security Zones<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af50d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af50d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">These special security zones are in effect whenever the President is at Mar-A-Lago<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbcf509 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbcf509\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69825ab\" data-id=\"69825ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6338a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6338a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/security-zones.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/security-zones.jpg 560w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/security-zones-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61b05e3\" data-id=\"61b05e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9685c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e9685c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>When the security zone is active, law enforcement vessels in the area will display flashing blue lights and USCG Sector Miami will have a broadcast notice to mariners on VHF channel 16.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-937935e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"937935e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>West Zone: All vessels transiting the west zone shall maintain a steady speed and shall not slow or stop in the zone.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4130a11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4130a11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Center Zone: No vessel or person will be permitted to enter the center zone without obtaining permission from the Coast Guard or a designated representative.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86d11b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e86d11b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>East Zone:&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700;\">All vessels transiting the west zone shall maintain a steady speed and shall not slow or stop in the zone.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd926c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9cd926c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb2b2bc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb2b2bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cf42cb\" data-id=\"7cf42cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6dacaf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6dacaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2025 &#8211; May 6 Drawbridge Schedule Change:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-02cfd22 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02cfd22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-acc2533\" data-id=\"acc2533\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a26d5a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a26d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Drawbridge opening schedules have been permanently changed for the three bridges going across the Intracoastal Waterway from West Palm Beach to Palm Beach.\u00a0 The schedules are also affected when the security zone is enforced (when the President is at Mar a Lago).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3351728 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3351728\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16cb71f\" data-id=\"16cb71f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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Bridge<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(&#8220;north&#8221; bridge)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Will open on the quarter hour and three-quarter hour except for peak rush-hour times.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">During rush hour times, the bridge will open Monday through Friday, with the exception of federal holidays, on the quarter hour from 7:30 am to 9 am and from 4 pm to 6 pm.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">When the security zone is enforced:<ul><li>On the quarter hour, from 7:30 &#8211; 9 am.<\/li><li>On the quarter hour and three-quarter hour, from 9 am to 2:15 pm.<\/li><li>On the quarter hour from 2:15 &#8211; 6 pm<\/li><li>On the quarter hour and three-quarter hour 6 pm &#8211; 7:30 am.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>On Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays, the bridge will open on the quarter hour and three-quarter 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