Wabasso Bridge

From Indian River Lagoon Project

Wabasso Causeway Bridge is a 1,689.4' long, two-lane, concrete bridge spanning Bridge Blvd. (SR510) over the Indian River in Indian River County, Florida.

Built by Scott Construction Company in 1970, Wabasso Bridge has a maximum vertical clearance of 62.3 feet and it's longest span is 112.9ft.

It's Department of Transportation numbers are DOT# 880051 for the relief bridge and DOT# 880053 for the main span.


Wabasso Bridge
Waterway: Central Indian River Road: SR510
City: Wabasso County: Indian River
Type: Concrete High Span Builder:Scott Construction
DOT: 880051, 880053 L: 1689' H: 62' Built: 1970-01-01
Location: (27.75975,-80.41797)
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Wabasso Bridge is a two-lane concrete bridge spanning SR510 over the Indian River and Intracoastal Waterway in Indian River County, Florida.

History

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.

The bridge tender lived in a house near the middle of the crossing and would open the metal swing span by hand for boat traffic.

Tolls were charged to cross the bridge, ranging from 5 cents for pedestrians to 10 cents for horses and 35 cents for delivery trucks.[1]

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National Bridge Data

Number Water Structure Road
880051 Indian River West Span SR510
National Bridge Data
Number 880051
Route 00510
Place 74625
County Indian River
Features Indian River
Facility SR-510 Wabasso Rd
Location 0.7Mi East of US-1
Latitude 27452066
Longitude 80252909
Service On Roadway Highway - Pedestrian
Service Under Roadway Waterway
Owner FDOT
Built 1967
Rebuilt
Lanes 2
Lane Direction 2 way
Direction
Traffic 13300
Traffic Year 2016
Future Traffic 23076
Future Traffic Year 2038
Length 412m
Width 12m
Clearance
Kind Prestressed concrete
Type Stringer/Multi-beam/Girder
Deck Type Concrete Cast-in-Place
Critical
Inspection Date (mm-yy) 11-17
Deck Satisfactory
Superstructure Satisfactory
Substructure Satisfactory
Channel Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift.
Culvert N/A
Scour Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. Scour is determined to be above top of footing (Example A) by assessment (i.e., bridge foundations are on rock formations that have been determined to resist scour within the service life of the bridge4), by calculation or by installation of properly designed countermeasures
Number Water Structure Road
880053 Indian River East Span SR510
National Bridge Data
Number 880053
Route 00510
Place 74625
County Indian River
Features Intracoastal Waterway
Facility SR-510(Wabasso Rd)
Location 1.4MI E OF US-1
Latitude 27453510
Longitude 80250470
Service On Roadway Highway
Service Under Roadway Waterway
Owner FDOT
Built 1970
Rebuilt
Lanes 2
Lane Direction 2 way
Direction
Traffic 13300
Traffic Year 2016
Future Traffic 23076
Future Traffic Year 2038
Length 515m
Width 11m
Clearance
Kind Prestressed concrete
Type Stringer/Multi-beam/Girder
Deck Type Concrete Cast-in-Place
Critical
Inspection Date (mm-yy) 12-17
Deck Satisfactory
Superstructure Good
Substructure Good
Channel Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift.
Culvert N/A
Scour Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. Scour is determined to be above top of footing (Example A) by assessment (i.e., bridge foundations are on rock formations that have been determined to resist scour within the service life of the bridge4), by calculation or by installation of properly designed countermeasures