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Comprehensive Plan Recreation and Open Space Element <br />corridor open space includes structures such as paved roads, bridges, utility facilities, and other <br />improvements. <br />• Road Rights -of -Way <br />In Indian River County, road rights-of-way provide a substantial amount of open space. Since many <br />roads in the unincorporated county are built with a rural section design, these roads generally have a <br />wide right-of-way to accommodate swale drainage as well as utility improvements and roadside <br />recovery area. <br />While the right-of-way width and, therefore, the amount of open space varies among roadways, it is <br />possible to identify open space by roadway facility type. According to county standards, local roads <br />should have sixty feet of right-of-way, while collectors, minor arterials, and principal arterials <br />should have right-of-way widths of 80, 100, and 120 feet, respectively. <br />Within the county, several roadways have wide rights-of-way, some exceeding 120 feet, and <br />incorporate center grassed medians, characteristics which enhance open space. These roads include <br />Indian River Boulevard, I-95, and the Florida Turnpike. Several other roadways have wide rights- <br />of-way and grassed medians in certain areas; these include CR 512, SR 60, and US 1. <br />Besides traditional roadways, there is another category of roads which provides open space <br />functions. These are scenic and historic roads. Indian River County has designated five corridors as <br />scenic/historic roads. These are: Jungle Trail, Fellsmere Grade, Quay Dock Road, Gifford Dock <br />Road, and Old Winter Beach Road. <br />The locations of these scenic/historic roads are as follows: <br />Jungle Trail - Entire length. <br />Fellsmere Grade - From SR 507, west to Lateral M (Levee 76 and S-96-13, SJRWMD Project). <br />Quay Dock Road - From U.S. 1 to the Indian River Lagoon, including the dock site. <br />Winter Beach Road - North Winter Beach Road (69th Street), from US 1 across Hole -in -Wall Island, <br />across tip of Pine Island, to Jungle Trail, including the Bridgetender's property. <br />Gifford Dock Road - North Gifford Road (45th Street), from US 1 to the Indian River Lagoon, <br />including the dock site and the mitigated property from Grand Harbor. <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 30 <br />