Wabasso Bridge

A 1,689.4' long stringer bridge spanning SR510 over the Indian River.

Wabasso Bridge, SR510, Indian River County

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About Wabasso Bridge

The Wabasso Causeway Bridge is a two-lane concrete bridge spanning the Indian River (Intracoastal Waterway) in Indian River County, Florida. It crosses the Intracoastal Waterway at Statute Mile 943, southeast of unlighted day beacon #80. The two-lane bridge has a vertical clearance of 65 feet (20 m); the bridge replaced the old drawbridge that was built in 1927. The bridge was built by Scott Construction Company and was completed in 1970. The Florida Department of Transportation numbers are 880051 and 880053.

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Fact Sheet

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	CR-510 WABASSO RD over CANAL
Structure number:	880047
Location:	3MI W OF CR-615
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) [14]
Length of largest span:	15.1 ft. [4.6 m]
Total length:	60.0 ft. [18.3 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	40.0 ft. [12.2 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	42.0 ft. [12.8 m]
Owner:	County Highway Agency [02]
Year built:	1951
Year reconstructed:	1968
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	MS 13.5 / HS 15 [3]
Number of main spans:	4
Main spans material:	Concrete [1]
Main spans design:	Slab [01]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Bituminous [6]

Inspection Report

Latest Available Inspection: October 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	5,500 [as of 2017]
Truck traffic:	8% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck geometry appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Water adequacy appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Sufficiency rating:	81.9

InspectionHistory

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
October 2017	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5500	81.9
October 2015	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5500	81.9
October 2013	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5500	81.9
October 2011	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5500	81.9
October 2009	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5500	81.9
November 2007	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5500	81.9
November 2005	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5500	80.9
November 2003	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5500	80.9
February 2002	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5500	80.9
February 2000	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5100	81.0
February 1998	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5100	80.1
February 1996	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5100	81.0
January 1994	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	5100	82.0
January 1992	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	3000	84.4

Element Data

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2018 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	92	92	0	0	0
Prestressed Concrete Pile	each	12	0	12	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pile	each	12	0	8	4	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	128	128	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	121	120	0	1	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Slab	sq. ft.	2,520	2,520	0	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	2,400	2,379	16	5	0

Web Links

• Owner: Florida Department of Transportation
  
• Wabasso Bridge History
• Bridgehunter: Intracoastal Waterway Bridge SR510