Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Frederick River Bridge, GA

On Lanier Island, just south of the highway bridge, there is a marina with a 420-foot pier with reported approach depth of 10 feet in 2010. The yard has berthage with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, and ice, marine supplies, pump-out station, and dry and wet storage. Engine and electronic repairs can be made.
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The Frederica River joins St. Simons Sound from the northward about 1 mile inside the entrance. Above its junction with Mackay River at the north end of Lanier Island, Frederica River extends northeastward for about 7 miles and rejoins Mackay River. This section is an alternate route of the Intracoastal Waterway. In 2004-2007, the reported midchannel controlling depth in Frederica River was 4.4 feet.
The fixed highway bridge crossing Frederica River from St. Simons Island to Lanier Island has a clearance of 9 feet. A strong east-to-west ebb current sets across the channel. During flood tide, the current flows northward in the direction of the channel and is very strong.