Florida State Road 518

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State Road 518

Eau Gallie Boulevard
Map
SR 518 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length8.099 mi[1] (13.034 km)
Major junctions
West end I-95 near Melbourne
Major intersections US 1 in Melbourne
East end SR A1A in Indian Harbour Beach
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyBrevard
Highway system
SR 517 SR 519

State Road 518 (SR 518), also called Eau Gallie Boulevard, is a short but major east–west highway with a western terminus at Interstate 95 on the Florida mainland, crossing the Indian River via the Eau Gallie Causeway (and intersecting the southern end of SR 513), and having its eastern terminus at SR A1A. Most of SR 518 is located within the city of Melbourne.

Route description

Signs for Florida State Road 518 in the Eau Gallie neighborhood of Melbourne, Florida.

State Road 518 begins at Exit 183 of I-95, and continues east on Eau Gallie Boulevard through a recently built suburban area. About 1/2 mile east of the I-95 interchange, it intersects Sarno Road, State Road 5054, and the former route of SR 518. The road continues through sparsely developed land until its intersection with County Road 509 (Wickham Road), where SR 518 continues through a denser area, passing through mostly commercial business, with residential areas not far away. At US 1, the road splits into a one way pair of Montreal Avenue and Eau Gallie Boulevard making its way to the Eau Gallie Causeway, which takes SR 518 across the Indian River. At the east end of the causeway, it intersects State Road 513, entering Indian Harbour Beach. It passes through more commercial developments for the rest of the route, where it ends at State Road A1A, just west of the beach and the Atlantic Ocean.[2]

History

In 1964, the interchange between Eau Gallie and I-95 opened, which was reconstructed in 2009.[3]

Eau Gallie Boulevard and the Eau Gallie Causeway were both named after a city that merged with Melbourne in 1969.

Originally, SR 518 traveled along Sarno Road from its western terminus at I-95 to U.S. Route 1 (SR 5), then followed US 1 (Harbour City Boulevard) to East Eau Gallie Boulevard and east to SR A1A via the Eau Gallie Causeway. Upon the completion of West Eau Gallie Boulevard in the 1980s,[4] the sign for the I-95 exit to SR 518 changed the name of the street from "Sarno Road" to "Eau Gallie Boulevard" and SR 518 was re-routed to its current configuration.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Brevard County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 I-95 (SR 9) – Jacksonville, Miamiwest end of state maintenance
Melbourne0.4160.669John Rodes Boulevard (CR 511)
0.8141.310Sarno Road (FL 5054 east)
2.3403.766Wickham Road (CR 509)
4.9137.907 US 1 (North Harbor City Boulevard / SR 5) – Airport
5.490–
6.800
8.835–
10.944
Eau Gallie Causeway over Indian River (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway)
MelbourneIndian Harbour Beach line6.98511.241 SR 513 (South Patrick Drive)
8.04812.952 SR A1A
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Traffic

Traffic at selected junctions include:

Traffic volume on Florida State Road 518
Location Volume
2012 Eastbound 2012 Westbound
0.27 Mi. West of SR-513 16500 18500
0.15 Mi. West of A1A 10000 9400
  • Volume: Average vehicles per weekday
  • Source: [1]

References

  1. ^ a b FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014
  2. ^ Google (2012-06-14). "Overview Map of State Road 518" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  3. ^ Florida Department of Transportation (2011). "Florida Bridge Information" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  4. ^ "- Flight 278 (1979)".

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