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Jstuby · CC0artificial reef · Florida Keys
American Shoal Artificial Reefs (#1-#3)
beginner 12–13 m · 38–42 ftartificial reefbridge rubblelow-profile structure
Patches of old bridge spans from the Niles Channel and Kemp Channel bridges placed in about 40 ft of water near the Adolphus Busch. A low-relief rubble site that has had decades to colonise.
Bottom 38-42 ft (FWC) with 8-11 ft relief; moderate depth, low-profile rubble. No mooring buoy recorded by NOAA, so check anchoring rules.
- Deployed
- 1983-04 (#1, Niles Channel bridge, 600 tons), 1985-09 (#2, Niles Channel bridge, 1,200 tons), 1987-09 (#3, Kemp Channel bridge, 2,400 tons)
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Log a dive hereSanctuary data: NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Artificial reef data: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
