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The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is the portion of the Intracoastal Waterway located along the Gulf Coast of the United States. It is a navigable inland waterway running approximately 1,050 mi (1,690 km) from Carrabelle, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas.

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Leland Bowman Lock near Intracoastal City, Louisiana, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
The route of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
LocationGulf Coast of the United States
CountryUnited States
Specifications
Length1,050 miles (1,690 km)
History
Date completedJune 18, 1949 (1949-06-18)
Geography
Start pointBrownsville, Texas
End pointCarrabelle, Florida
Branch ofIntracoastal Waterway
Connects toVarious

The waterway provides a channel with a controlling depth of 12 ft (3.7 m), designed primarily for barge transportation. Although the U.S. government proposals for such a waterway were made in the early 19th century,[1] the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway was not completed until 1949.[2]


EHL & WHL mileages


The Corps of Engineers marks the Intracoastal with channel markers like this one.
The Corps of Engineers marks the Intracoastal with channel markers like this one.

Locations along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway are defined in terms of statute miles (as opposed to nautical miles, in which most marine routes are measured) east and west of Harvey Lock, a navigation lock in the New Orleans area located at 29.909°N 90.084°W / 29.909; -90.084. The Hathaway Bridge in Panama City, Florida, for example, is at mile 284.6 EHL (East of Harvey Lock). The Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge at South Padre Island is at mile 665.1 WHL (West of Harvey Lock).[3]


Connecting waterways


Further information: List of waterways forming and crossings of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway crosses or meets, and in some cases is confluent with, numerous other navigable rivers and waterways. They include:


Ports and harbors


The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway enters Galveston Bay at Port Bolivar, Texas
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway enters Galveston Bay at Port Bolivar, Texas

Many of the busiest ports in the United States in terms of tons of cargo[4] are located on or near the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Notable ports on or near the waterway include:
Florida


Alabama


Mississippi


Louisiana


Texas


See also



References


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  1. Leatherwood, Art (15 June 2010). "Gulf Intracoastal Waterway". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. Lynn M. Alperin. "History of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of History. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-12-08. Retrieved 2006-04-03.
  3. "33 CFR 89.25 Waters Specified by the Secretary" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center. Retrieved 2006-04-21.
  4. "Tonnage of Top 50 U.S. Water Ports, Ranked by Total Tons". U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved 2022-10-14.

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Der Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) ist eine Wasserstraße im Süden der Vereinigten Staaten und erstreckt sich entlang der Küste des Golf von Mexiko von Brownsville in Texas bis nach Fort Myers an der Westküste von Florida. Er bildet zusammen mit dem Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, der von Florida bis nach Boston in Massachusetts reicht, den Intracoastal Waterway.
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