Isle of Wight Floating Bridge
The Cowes Floating Bridge will be suspended from 0900 to 1700 on Friday 28th November in order to facilitate an interim Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) inspection. The vessel’s annual inspection will be due during the next phase of the Horsebridge Hill roadworks in early 2026 and the MCA have agreed to undertake an interim inspection to ensure that the vessel’s certification remains valid until the roadworks have been completed given the importance of the Floating Bridge to the Island’s transport infrastructure. A number of maintenance tasks will also take place whilst the service is suspended. A launch service will be in place for foot passengers and cyclists.
The Cowes Floating Bridge carries vehicles, bikes and foot passengers between Cowes & East Cowes 7 days a week, all year round.
The short crossing across the river Medina only takes a few minutes.
Monday to Saturday: 0500 to 0030
Sundays: 0630 to 0030
The service is operated by the Isle of Wight Council and saves a 11 mile round trip by road.
