VESTERRENDEN (WESTERN CHANNEL) - WEST BRIDGE Passage is only allowed for vessels of less than 1000 tons dead weight and vessels with an air draught of less than 18,0 metres. Vessels with a gross tonnage of 50 and above shall use the marked navigation spans. The navigation spans have a width of 104 metres. Over a width of 70 metres around the centre of the navigation spans, the free vertical clearance is 18 metres at mean sea level. The vertical clearance in the bridge spans on each side of the navigation spans gradually decreases to 5.5 metres in the span closest to Sprogoe and to 7.5 metres in the span closest to Fyn. For further information see the publication "Navigation through Danish Waters" on www.sofart.dk Anchoring and fishing is prohibited in the buoyed navigation lanes through the bridge. This provision also applies to these lanes' extension of 500 metres on the opposite side of the bridge. Navigation at right angles to the general direction of traffic flow is prohibited off the navigation spans and within a distance of 500 metres from the bridge.