Never tied off to Short Creek, but Town Creek bridge gap is 60" ... 5 ft. You will need about 15 ft of rope. But yes, Town Creek is higher. It's about 10 ft in the air. The pole I use to put the boards up there with is 6ft, so I'm assuming around 10 ft-12 ft in the air in the total height. The boat I was in I'm about 1.5 ft off the water.