Category:Indian River Bridges

From Indian River Lagoon Project

Bridges and Causeways across the Indian River.

Old Wabasso Bridge

Until 1920, there were only two bridges spanning across the Indian River, one in Brevard County's Cocoa and the second in Martin County's Hobe Sound.

On Labor Day in 1920, a new wooden Vero Bridge opened and access to the ocean was available to all who lived on the Vero mainland.

For boat traffic, a bridge tender, who lived in a house near the middle of the crossing, would open the metal swing span by hand. Tolls were charged to cross the bridge, ranging from 5 cents for pedestrians, 10 cents for horses and 35 cents for delivery trucks.[1]

In 1925, construction began on the first wooden bridge across the Indian River Lagoon in Eau Gallie. On February 22, 1926, the bridge opened to vehicle traffic headed to a sand trail at Canova Beach. There was no railing on the bridge for a year after its construction. There are no records that anyone fell off the bridge during this time.[2]

Max Brewer Bridge, Titusville, Florida

Post War 1940's the U.S. government funded construction of new bridges across the Indian River.

As Florida's population grew, more traffic headed to the barrier islands, and modern bridges created from steel and concrete were constructed. These early concrete and steel bridges used earthen berms to partially span the river, with a lift or swing drawbridge in the middle to allow tall boats to pass.

A boat unable to pass under the bridge would signal the tender, who was in a shack hanging off the bridge's side, to open the drawbridge so they could pass through. In less populated areas, the drawbridges were unattended at night, and boats would anchor to await the bridge tender's return the next morning.

Bridge Info

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Name Water Road County Article
Name Water Road County Article
Alma Lee Loy Bridge (info) Central Indian River CR656 Indian River
Eau Gallie Causeway (info) North Indian River SR518 Brevard
Ernest Lyons Bridge (info) South Indian River A1A Martin
Max Brewer Bridge (info) North Indian River SR406 Brevard Max Brewer Bridge
Merrill Barber Bridge (info) Central Indian River SR60 Indian River Merrill Barber Bridge
NASA Causeway Indian River (info) North Indian River SR405 Brevard
Pineda Causeway (info) North Indian River SR404 Brevard
Sebastian Inlet Bridge (info) Central Indian River A1A Brevard Sebastian Inlet
Wabasso Bridge (info) Central Indian River SR510 Indian River Wabasso Bridge

Bridge List

Bridge List is a text list of all bridges and causeways across the Indian River.

Indian River Bridge List
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Brevard County


Indian River County


St. Lucie County

  • North Causeway USA1A
  • Seaway Drive Causeway USA1A


Martin County

  • Frank Wacha Bridge CR732
  • Ocean Blvd Causeway
  • Ernest Lyons Bridge A1A (info)
  • Evans Crary Bridge A1A - St.Lucie River
  • Roosevelt Bridge US1 - St. Lucie River (info)
  • SE Bridge Rd. Causeway CR707


Palm Beach County

  • South Beach Road Causeway CR707

Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.