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| <p class="irlsubtitle">Bridges and Causeways that cross the Indian River.</p>
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| ==About==
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| [[File:Wabasso_Bridge_Old.jpg|320px|frameless|right|Old Wabasso Bridge, Vero, Indian River County]]
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| 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.<ref name=tcpalm />
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| 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.<ref name=wiki />
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| [[File:Max_Brewer_Bridge_001.jpg|320px|frameless|right|Max Brewer Bridge, Titusville, Brevard]]
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| 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 berths 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 have to anchor, and await the bridge tender's return the next morning.
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| A lagoon does not have a typical river type current, their water is only moved by wind and a minor tidal flow. Earthen berm causeways contribute to the Indian River's health problems by impeding the lagoon's water flow, limiting it's ability to flush out stagnant water containing algae, bacteria, dead seagrass and pollutants. Recently the river's communities have recognized the harm these old berm bridges cause, and are requiring high rise bridges that span the entire river.
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| ==Indian River Bridges by County==
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| ==Bridge Info Cards==
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| ===Brevard County===
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| ====Haulover Canal Bridge====
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| <section begin=hauloverbridge />
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| | colspan="5" | [[File:Haulover Canal Bridge FL1.jpg|420px|frameless|center|Haulover Canal Lift Span Bridge, Merritt Island.]]
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| | colspan="2" | [[Indian River Bridges#Haulover Canal Bridge|Haulover Canal Bridge]]
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| | colspan="2" | Road: SR3
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| | style="text-align: right;" | FDOT: 703004
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| | colspan="2" | Water: Haulover Canal
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| | colspan="2" | City: Merritt Island
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| | style="text-align: right;" | County: Brevard
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| | colspan="2" | Type: Double Leaf Bascule Span
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| | style="text-align: right;" | Built: 1964
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| | colspan="5" | 1964 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Bascule double leaf drawbridge crossing Florida SR3 (N Courtney Parkway) over the [[Haulover Canal]] in the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge.<ref name=lochc>[https://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/fl/fl0700/fl0786/data/fl0786data.pdf NASA RECORD CANAVERAL AFS, 1964 HAULOVER BRIDGE PHOTOS]</ref>
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| * [https://nbbd.com/godo/history/Haulover-Canal/index.html Haulover Canal History]
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| * [https://images.nasa.gov/search-results?q=haulover%20canal&page=1&media=image,video,audio&yearStart=1920&yearEnd=2019 NASA Haulover Photo Gallery]
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| * [https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/EnvironmentalPlanning/CulturalResources/Haulover KSC Cultural Resources: Recordation: Haulover Canal Bridge]
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| * [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M9IhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v54FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6477%2C421147 1964 Daytona Beach Morning Journal Article: Haulover Contract Let]
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| ====Max Brewer Bridge====
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| <section begin=maxbrewerbridge />
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| {{Info:Max Brewer Bridge}}
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| | colspan="5" | [[File:Max_Brewer_Bridge_001.jpg|420px|frameless|center|Max Brewer Bridge, Titusville, Florida|link=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Max_Brewer_Bridge,_Titusville,_Florida.jpg ]]
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| | colspan="2" | [[Max Brewer Bridge]]
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| | colspan="2" | Road: SR406
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| | style="text-align: right;" | FDOT: 700227
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| | colspan="2" | Water: Indian River
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| | colspan="2" | City: Titusville
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| | style="text-align: right;" | County: Brevard
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| | colspan="2" | Type: Segmental Span
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| | Length: 3,207'
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| | Height: 65'
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| | style="text-align: right;" | Built: 2010
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| | colspan="5" | Completed in 2010, the 3,207' long, 65' high A. Max Brewer Bridge connects the City of Titusville to Merritt Island providing access to the Kennedy Space Center via SR406. Includes a fishing pier and boat ramps on the west side and a 20' observation deck at the crest. This bridge is a good observation site for Kennedy Space Center, when it is closed to vehicle traffic. [[Max Brewer Bridge|Read More]]
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| * [https://drmp.com/expertise/design-build/a-max-brewer-bridge-replacement DRMP Max Brewer Bridge Replacement]
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| * [https://bridgehunter.com/fl/brevard/a-max-brewer/ Bridgehunter: A. Max Brewer Bridge]
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| * [http://bridgereports.com/1646982 Max Brewer Bridge Inspection Report]
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| ====Sebastian Inlet Bridge====
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| | colspan="5" | [[File:Sebastian inlet bridge.JPG|420px|frameless|center|Sebastian Inlet Bridge, Brevard]]
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| | colspan="2" | Name: Sebastian Inlet Bridge
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| | colspan="2" | Road: A1A
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| | style="text-align: right;" | FDOT: 880005
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| | colspan="2" | Water: Sebastian Inlet
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| | colspan="2" | City: Indian River Oaks
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| | style="text-align: right;" | County: Brevard
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| | colspan="2" | Type: Concrete Cast-in-Place
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| | Length: 1548'
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| | Height: 37'
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| | style="text-align: right;" | Built: 1964
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| | colspan="5" | Built by Cleary Brothers Construction Company, West Palm Beach, Florida, and was completed in 1964. A fishing pier is constructed below the bridge and goes out the inlet along the jetty to the Atlantic.
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| * [https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/sebastian-inlet-state-park Sebastian Inlet Florida State Park]
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| * [https://bridgereports.com/1088364 Sebastian Inlet Bridge Report]
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| ===Indian River County===
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| ====Wabasso Bridge====
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| | colspan="5" | [[File:Wabasso FL CR 510 bridge east01.jpg|420px|frameless|center|Wabasso FL CR 510 Bridge]]
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| | colspan="2" | [[Wabasso Bridge]]
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| | colspan="2" | Road: CR510
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| | style="text-align: right;" | FDOT: 880053
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| | colspan="2" | Water: Indian River
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| | colspan="2" | City: Wabasso
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| | style="text-align: right;" | County: Indian River
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| | colspan="2" | Type: Stringer
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| | Length: 112.9'
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| | Height: 62'
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| | style="text-align: right;" | Built: 1970
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| | colspan="5" | The [[Wabasso Bridge]] is a two-lane concrete bridge spanning SR510 over the [[Indian River]] (Intracoastal Waterway) in Indian River County, Florida. [[Wabasso Bridge|Read More]]
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| | colspan="5" | * [https://bridgereports.com/1088389 BridgeReports: National Bridge Inventory data]
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| * [https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2019/09/19/wabasso-bridge-may-get-name-meant-55-years-ago/2372946001/ Wabasso Bridge History]
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| ====17th Street Bridge====
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| | colspan="5" | [[File:17thstreet.JPG|420px|frameless|center|17th Street Bridge]]
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| | colspan="2" | 17th Street Bridge
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| | colspan="2" | Road: CR656
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| | style="text-align: right;" | FDOT: 880077
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| | colspan="2" | Water: Indian River
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| | colspan="2" | City: Vero Beach
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| | style="text-align: right;" | County: Indian River
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| | colspan="2" | Type: Stringer/Multi-beam
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| | Length: 4730.9'
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| | Height: 62.3
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| | style="text-align: right;" | Built: 1979
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| | colspan="5" | 17th Street Bridge (officially named the Alma Lee Loy Bridge in 2012[1]) is a fixed concrete bridge that spans the Indian River intracoastal waterway in Indian River County, Florida. The bridge, started in 1977, was constructed by Gulf Contracting Inc, FL and was completed in 1979.
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| | colspan="5" | * [http://bridgereports.com/1088408 Bridge Report]
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| ====Merrill Barber Bridge====
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| | colspan="5" | [[File:Merrill Barber Bridge 001.jpg|420px|frameless|center|Merrill P. Barber Bridge]]
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| | colspan="2" | [[Merrill Barber Bridge|Merrill P. Barber Bridge]]
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| | colspan="2" | Road: SR60
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| | style="text-align: right;" | FDOT: 880087
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| | colspan="2" | Water: [[Indian River]]
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| | colspan="2" | City: Vero Beach
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| | style="text-align: right;" | County: Indian River
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| | colspan="2" | Type: Stringer/Multi-beam
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| | Length: 3834.2'
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| | Height: 62.3
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| | style="text-align: right;" | Built: 1995
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| | colspan="5" | The [[Merrill Barber Bridge]] is a concrete arch bridge that spans the Indian River Intracoastal Waterway in Indian River County, Florida. [[Merrill Barber Bridge|Read More]]
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| * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npy0vkKC65U Video: Merrill P. Barber Bridge is Busiest Connection From Vero Beach to Barrier Island]
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| * [http://bridgereports.com/1088410 Bridge Report]
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| ===Martin County===
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| ====Roosevelt Bridge====
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| |- colspan="5" | [[File:Roosevelt Bridge, Stuart, Florida 001.JPG|420px|frameless|center|Roosevelt Bridge, Stuart, Martin County]]
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| | colspan="2" | Roosevelt Bridge
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| | colspan="2" | Road: US1
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| | style="text-align: right;" | FDOT: 890160
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| | colspan="2" | Water: St. Lucie River
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| | colspan="2" | City: Stuart
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| | style="text-align: right;" | County: Martin
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| | colspan="2" | Type: Segmental Span
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| | Length: 2982.8'
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| | Height: 62.3'
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| | colspan="5" | The Roosevelt Bridge is a major highway segmental bridge across the St. Lucie River in Stuart, Florida. Carrying U.S. Route 1, it was built to supersede the old Roosevelt Bridge, which had twin parallel drawbridges, one for northbound traffic and the other for southbound.
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| | colspan="5" | * [http://bridgereports.com/1088568 Bridge Report]
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| ====Ernest Lyons Bridge====
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| | Road: A1A
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| | style="text-align: right;" | FDOT: 890158
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| | colspan="2" | Water: St. Lucie River
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| | colspan="2" | City: Sewell's Point
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| | style="text-align: right;" | County: Martin
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| | colspan="2" | T'ype: Segmental Span
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| | Length: 4600'
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| | Height: 62.3'
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| | style="text-align: right;" | Built: 2008
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| | colspan="5" | The new Ernest F. Lyons Bridge is a 4600-ft-long, 31-span, two-lane, precast segmental bridge built using the span-by-span method of construction.
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| * [https://www.rsandh.com/projects/ernest-f-lyons-bridge-replacement/ Ernest F. Lyons Bridge Replacement]
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| * [http://aspirebridge.com/magazine/2008Winter/ernest_win08.pdf Ernest F. Lyons Bridge Replacement Project]
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| * [https://www.corveneng.com/ernest-lyons-bridge Corven Engineering]
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| ==Bridge Inspections==
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| * [http://bridgereports.com/fl/volusia/ Volusia County Bridge Inspection Reports]
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| * [http://bridgereports.com/fl/brevard/ Brevard County Bridge Inspection Reports]
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| * [http://bridgereports.com/fl/indian-river/ Indian River County Bridge Inspection Reports]
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| * [http://bridgereports.com/fl/st-lucie/ St. Lucie County Bridge Inspection Reports]
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| * [http://bridgereports.com/fl/martin/ Martin County Bridge Inspection Reports]
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| * [http://bridgereports.com/fl/palm-beach/ Palm Beach County Bridge Inspection Reports]
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| ==Web Links==
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| * [https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-01/documents/58692_an_river_lagoon_an_introduction_to_a_natural_treasure_2007.pdf EPA - An Introduction to a National Treasure]
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| ==References==
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| <ref name=tcpalm>[https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2019/04/18/3-bridges-spanning-indian-river-mainland-orchid-island-have-quite-stories-tell/3495957002/ Vero Beach Centennial: Barber, Alma Lee Loy, Wabasso bridges built as county population grew]</ref>
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| <ref name=wiki>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eau_Gallie_Causeway Eau Gallie Causeway]</ref>
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