Belle Glade Dike Bridge
West Canal Street North, Belle Glade, FL 33493, United States of America
(CR 717)
Belle Glade Dike Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on Lake Okeechobee Waterway (Rim Canal) between
Moore Haven Lock (20.99 miles
to the west) and
Lake Okeechobee - St. Lucie Junction (Junction of Lake Okeechobee with the St. Lucie Canal) (18.21 miles
to the north).
The nearest place in the direction of Moore Haven Lock is Caloosahatchee - Rim Junction (Junction of the Caloosahatchee Canal with the Rim Canal);
20.79 miles
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Lake Okeechobee - St. Lucie Junction is Rim - Okeechobee Junction (Junction of the Rim Canal with Lake Okeechobee);
2.21 miles
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a swing bridge here.
| Caloosahatchee - Rim Junction | 20.79 miles | |
| Belle Glade Dike Bridge | ||
| Rim - Okeechobee Junction | 2.21 miles | |
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[Effects of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane in Florida]
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[Erskine]
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[Fisheating Creek]
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[Everglades]
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[Effects of the 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane in Florida]
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