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a <br />COMMISSIONERS <br />RICHARD P. 8000S.'AN..:h3irmerl <br />.� ✓" ' ~" ` i JACK U. DRITENBAS <br />0.8. McCULLERSVJR. <br />e-theirman <br />EDWARD J. MASSEY <br />i.;�• -RALPH HARRIS <br />tet.-- 1 �fi. t1 - . ' + h / ' ; t'�� • PAUL D. BURCH <br />Attorney to th* Board Clerk <br />A'�V'j �(( j����[\�(% '��t��(� (��'`i, �'jIN <br />�d.-ai J.r. t J .�.J 9 �. '�'• f'V 1 VJLP <br />MAN V JL"IL Y.E V.. 'LA0 �i.Ji �{� <br />r _ <br />JACK G. JENNINCS, Administrator VERO BEACH, FLORIDA - 32460 <br />ROAD AND aREDCE DEPARTMENT <br />TO: United States Coast Guard <br />FROM: Board of County Commissioner, Indian River County. Florida <br />DATE: February 23, 1972 <br />SUBJECT: Establishing Special regulations to control operation .of <br />the drawbridge of the Merrill P. Barber Bridge, crossing <br />the Indian River at Vero Beach, Florida, Indian River <br />County. <br />PROBLEM: One bridge, two laned Merrill P. Barber Bridge, over <br />the Indian River at Vero Beach. An average traffic <br />court for the year 1971 indicated 11,965 cars per day. <br />Peak season traffic indicated 12,000 to 15,000 cars <br />per day. This is the only bridge located in the heart <br />of the business and residential area. The closest <br />bridge north is nine miles and the closest bridge south <br />is ten miles. <br />The new bridge is some two years away. Feasibility and <br />location study is almost complete. Location and design <br />are planned for 1972-73 with construction scheduled <br />for 1973-74, provided there are no delays. <br />Like many other communities, the area that is experiencing <br />tremendous growth is the beach area. There are two large <br />housing develoments, hotels, condominiums, apartment <br />-25- <br />Pon 15 rvA`8 <br />FEB <br />2 ,� <br />►`_.:-.. . _. e__ _ , .. ,1972 <br />T <br />