Vessel activity at the Barefoot Landing Swing Bridge

AIS-driven monitoring for the swing bridge at Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway mile 353.3 in North Myrtle Beach, SC. The dashboard detects approaching vessels, scores how likely each one is to request an opening, and raises Watch and Alert states for operators.

Approach detection

Geofenced context, approach, and bridge-center zones with closing-speed and course checks.

Opening likelihood

Confidence-scored wording — likely, possible, or no opening expected. Never a guarantee.

Operator controls

Manual status overrides, acknowledgeable alerts, event history, and daily analytics.

Reference data: swing bridge, AIWW MM 353.3, 31 ft closed vertical clearance, 110 ft horizontal clearance, VHF channel 9, 843-361-3291. This tool is advisory only — always confirm openings with the bridge tender on VHF 9.