On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:50:59 -0500, Larry wrote:

Second-guessing the choice of routes -- is Flying Pig too tall for the
Okeechobee Waterway? There's a couple of 55-56 foot fixed bridges at
Fort Meyers, is that why they didn't take it?

Absolutely. There's a 53 ft bridge at Cape Coral where I live, and a
49 ft railroad bridge on the east side of Lake O.