Fort Lauderdale to Miami: ICW: Bridges of Dade county

After spending a calm night in Fort Lauderdale, we decided to motor south on the ICW to Miami and Biscayne Bay.  Predictions of 25-30 knot winds kept us from the ocean and we needed a mental break after our ocean experience.  

The ICW between FtL and Miami is a tour of multi-million dollar homes, yachts and draw bridges.

Bridge 1:Las Olas- opens once per hour at quarter past the hour

Bridge 2: 17th street bridge-a tall draw bridge which requires no opening (for us).

Bridge 3: Dania Beach bridge- opens every 30 minutes on the hour and 30 past the hour.

Bridge 4: Sheridan Street bridge- notice the timing - it opens on the quarter hour- so you have to time your arrival from the last bridge to make this bridge neither too early ( sitting and waiting is difficult) or too late (wait 30 more minutes).

Bridge 5: Hollywood Boulevard bridge- opens on the hour and 30 past- same timing issue...

Bridge 6: Hallandale Beach Bridge- draw bridge

 

Bridge 7: William Lehman Causeway bridge - fixed

Bridge 8:Sunny Isles Causeway bridge- draw bridge

Bridge 9: Broad Causeway bridge- draw bridge
 

Bridge 10: Venician Causeway bridge- on demand draw bridge and gate to South Beach

Bridge 11: MacArthur Causeway

Success! Miami skyline from Biscayne Bay