Yep, sometimes the Champlain bridge between C3 and C4 is 17+ feet, but more typically it is 16 feet. It is easily changed by dropping the water level, takes an hour or so... notify the lock operators ahead of time. Fred Tug 44 ---------------------------------------- From: "Ocean Alexander" <oceanus50@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 1:57 PM To: "ALloyd217@aol.com" <ALloyd217@aol.com>, "lotusman1951@yahoo.com" <lotusman1951@yahoo.com>, "great-loop@lists.trawlering.com" <great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> Subject: SPAM-HIGH: Re: GL: Air Clearance 16 1/2 ft? When we came through there 2 years ago, I checked with the lock tender who replied "it was 17'2" this morning....you should be ok." Oceanus ________________________________ From: "ALloyd217@aol.com" <ALloyd217@aol.com> To: lotusman1951@yahoo.com; great-loop@lists.trawlering.com Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:54 AM Subject: Re: GL: Air Clearance 16 1/2 ft? Kevin, Bridge clearance on the Champlain Canal is normally 17 feet. This is the railroad bridge at Whitehall. The rail road bridge at Mechanicville has a clearance of 15 feet but can be increased to 17 feet by calling Lock 3 at 518 664 5171. Captain Alan Lloyd Great Loop Navigation Notes _www.NavigationNotes.com_ (http://www.navigationnotes.com/) _______________________________________________ http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com _______________________________________________ http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com