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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.
 State Road 518 | ||||
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| Eau Gallie Boulevard | ||||
 SR 518 in red, SR 5054 in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 8.099 mi[1] (13.034 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-95 near Melbourne | |||
 US 1 in Melbourne | ||||
| East end |  SR A1A in Indian Harbour Beach | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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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
editIn 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 (Harbor 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
editThe entire route is in Brevard County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.000 | 0.000 | I-95 (SR 9) – Jacksonville, Miami | west end of state maintenance | |
| Melbourne | 0.416 | 0.669 | John Rodes Boulevard (CR 511) | ||
| 0.814 | 1.310 | Sarno Road (FL 5054 east) | |||
| 2.340 | 3.766 | Wickham Road (CR 509) | |||
| 4.913 | 7.907 |  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) | |||
| Melbourne–Indian Harbour Beach line | 6.985 | 11.241 |  SR 513 (South Patrick Drive) | ||
| 8.048 | 12.952 | SR A1A | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Traffic
editTraffic at selected junctions include:
| Location | Volume | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Eastbound | 2012 Westbound | ||||
| 0.27 Mi. West of SR-513 | 16500 | 18500 | |||
| 0.15 Mi. West of A1A | 10000 | 9400 | |||
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References
edit- ^ a b FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014
- ^ "Overview Map of State Road 518" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ^ Florida Department of Transportation (2011). "Florida Bridge Information" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ "- Flight 278 (1979)".