Wabasso Bridge

A 1,689.4' long stringer bridge spanning SR510 over the Indian River in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida

Wabasso Bridge, SR510, Indian River County

The Wabasso Causeway Bridge is a two-lane concrete bridge spanning the Indian River (Intracoastal Waterway) in Indian River County, Florida. The two-lane bridge has a vertical clearance of 65 feet (20 m). The bridge was built by Scott Construction Company and was completed in 1970. The Florida Department of Transportation numbers are 880051 and 880053.

Wabasso Bridge
Wabasso Bridge is a two-lane concrete bridge spanning SR510 over the Indian River and Intracoastal Waterway in Indian River County, Florida. Article
Waterway: Central Indian River				Road: SR510
City: Wabasso			County: Indian River
Type: Concrete High Span			Builder:Scott Construction
DOT: 880051, 880053		L: 1689.4'	H: 62.3'	Built: 1970
Location: 27.75975,-80.41797

Wabasso Causeway includes 4 bridges:

Number	Water	Structure	Road
880052	Indian River	West Relief	SR510
National Bridge Data Number 880052 Route 00510 Place 74625 County Indian River Features Indian River Relief Facility SR510 Wabasso Road Location 0.5Mi East of US-1 Latitude 27451178 Longitude 80254429 Service On Roadway Highway - Pedestrian Service Under Roadway Waterway Relief 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 61m 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 Good Superstructure Good Substructure Good Channel 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. 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
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

Number	Water	Location	Road
880050	Indian River	East Relief	SR510
National Bridge Data Number 880050 Route 00510 Place 74625 County Indian River Features Indian River Facility SR510 Wabasso Road Location 1.2MI East of US-1 Latitude 27452951 Longitude 80251396 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 61m 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 Good Superstructure Good 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

History

Old Wabasso Bridge, Vero, Indian River County

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.

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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

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

References