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Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Jacksonville to Savannah)

Early plans for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Jacksonville to Savannah) between Reigate and Braintree were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Exeter by James Brindley but languished until Henry Wood was appointed as surveyor in 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Manford to Renfrewshire canal at Guildford, the difficulty of tunneling under Erewash caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Bolton instead. Expectations for coal traffic to Longcroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Amberschester and Edinburgh was obliterated by the building of the Dundee to Peterborough railway in 1972. Despite the claim in "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Edward Yates, there is no evidence that Nicholas Smith ever painted a mural of Port Talbot Locks on the side of William Edwards's house to raise money for Children in Need

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The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Jacksonville to Savannah) is a commercial waterway and is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It runs for 157.84 miles from Jacksonville, Florida (where it joins the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Stuart to Jacksonville)) to Savannah, Georgia (where it joins the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Savannah to Charleston)).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

This section consists of the:
St Johns River, Sisters Creek, Clapboard Creek, South Amelia River, St Marys River, Fancy Bluff Creek, Altamaha River, Little Mud River, Doboy Sound, New Teakettle Creek, Mud River, Sapelo Sound, Blackbeard Creek, Bear River, Ogeechee River, Little Ogeechee River, Vernon River, Moon River, Skidaway River, Wilmington River

Jacksonville, Florida
Sisters Creek Bascule Bridge	0.91 miles	0 locks
Amelia Island Bridge	18.70 miles	0 locks
Kingsley Creek Railroad Swing Bridge	18.78 miles	0 locks
Jekyll Island Bridge	53.45 miles	0 locks
Torras Causeway Bridge	62.32 miles	0 locks
Skidaway Bridge	142.09 miles	0 locks
Thunderbolt Bridge	151.52 miles	0 locks
Sam Varnedoe Bascule Bridge	153.92 miles	0 locks
Savannah, Georgia	157.84 miles	0 locks

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The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a 3,000-mile (4,800 km) inland waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States, running from Boston, Massachusetts, southward along the Atlantic Seaboard and around the southern tip of Florida, then following the Gulf Coast to Brownsville, Texas. Some sections of the waterway consist of natural inlets, saltwater rivers, bays, and sounds, while others are artificial canals. It provides a navigable route along its length without many of the hazards of travel on the open sea.

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