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 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.
Intracoastal Waterway at Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2010
A section of the Intracoastal Waterway in Pamlico County, North Carolina, crossed by the Hobucken Bridge
Navigation on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, where it intersects with Bayou Perot, in the vicinity of New Orleans
Aerial photo of the Cape Cod Canal and Scusset Beach State Reservation in southeastern Massachusetts
A body of water, such as a river, canal or lake, is navigable if it is deep, wide and calm enough for a water vessel to pass safely. Navigability is also referred to in the broader context of a body of water having sufficient under keel clearance for a vessel.
Navigation markers, entrance of Fremantle harbour and the Swan River, Western Australia
Sunset on the Intracoastal Waterway
Port of Bratislava (Slovakia) at night