{"id":2885,"date":"2024-03-19T21:10:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T21:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hurricaneholemarina.com\/?p=2885"},"modified":"2024-03-19T21:11:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T21:11:56","slug":"paradise-island-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hurricaneholemarina.com\/blog\/paradise-island-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Under the Paradise Island Bridges: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
There are so many reasons why yacht owners and captains decide to make Hurricane Hole Superyacht Marina \u2014 but they need to get here first to see everything the best marina in The Bahamas has to offer. To do so, it\u2019s important to know the basics about the two Paradise Island bridges that connect this beautiful island with New Providence, the most populous Bahamas island just across the water from us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luckily, the team at Hurricane Hole Superyacht Marina is here for you, with the information and tips you\u2019ll need to plan your arrival and departure and safely and easily navigate under the two Paradise Island bridges. Let\u2019s get started with the basics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Owned by The Government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, there are two Paradise Island bridges that connect this island with Nassau and New Providence. Each bridge operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While each of the Paradise Island bridges is built with pre-stressed concrete material with a cantilever-type construction, there are some major differences between the two that drivers, boaters, and pedestrians need to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The eastern bridge, which is 1,560 feet long and has 36 feet of two lanes of vehicular traffic, includes pedestrian sidewalks on each sidewalk that are about 5 feet wide. It\u2019s rated for a maximum weight\/load limit of 15 tons and first opened to traffic in April 1967. It received a renovation in 1998 and again in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While it was simply referred to as the \u201cwestern bridge\u201d at first when it opened in December 1998, this newer, bigger bridge eventually was given a new honorific name in 2012: The Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The newer of the two Paradise Island bridges, The Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge is 1,930 feet long and 52 feet wide, with three lanes of traffic and four toll booth lanes, and includes a 7-foot-wide single pedestrian sidewalk. It has a weight and load limit of 25 tons and a 17.5-foot maximum height clearance for its canopy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n