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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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| ==Bridge Info Table==
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| <p class="irltabletitle">Indian River Bridges and Causeways</p>
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| ==Indian River Bridges by County==
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| {{IRL_bridges indian river}}
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| ==Bridge Info Boxes==
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| ===Brevard County===
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| ====Haulover Canal Bridge====
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| <section begin=hauloverbridge />
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| {{Info:Haulover Canal Bridge}}
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| <section end=hauloverbridge />
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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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| <section end=maxbrewerbridge />
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| ====Sebastian Inlet Bridge====
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| <section begin=sebastianinletbridge />
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| {{Info:Sebastian Inlet Bridge}}
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| <section end=sebastianinletbridge />
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| ===Indian River County===
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| ====Wabasso Bridge====
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| <section begin=wabassobridge />
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| {{Info:Wabasso Bridge}}
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| <section end=wabassobridge />
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| ====Alma Lee Loy Bridge====
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| <section begin=almaleeloy />
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| {{Info:Alma Lee Loy Bridge}}
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| <section end=almaleeloy />
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| ====Merrill Barber Bridge====
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| <section begin=merrillbarberbridge />
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| {{Info:Merrill Barber Bridge}}
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| <section end=merrillbarberbridge />
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| ===Martin County===
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| ====Roosevelt Bridge====
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| <section begin=rooseveltbridge />
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| {{Info:Roosevelt Bridge}}
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| <section end=rooseveltbridge />
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| ====Ernest Lyons Bridge====
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| <section begin=ernestlyonsbridge />
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| {{Info:Ernest Lyons Bridge}}
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| <section end=ernestlyonsbridge />
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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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| <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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| </references>
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| [[Category:Indian River Bridges]]
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