Max Brewer Bridge Replacement over the Indian River

The A. Max Brewer Bridge Replacement is a continuous high-level, Category 2, fixed-span bridge over the Indian River, which replaced a low-level swing-span bridge located within the City of Titusville, Brevard County east of US 1 along SR 406. It was part of a FDOT District Five design-build project, which also included the construction of a recreational fishing pier, a riverwalk pedestrian bridge, and reconstruction/realignment of the SR 406 roadway and bridge approaches.

The high-level bridge superstructure is comprised of pretensioned 78-inch bulb-tee approach spans and a post-tensioned three-span continuous modified 78-inch bulb-tee channel unit. The approach spans are comprised of 147-foot long spans with three-span continuous deck slab units. The post-tensioned main unit over the navigation channel consists of span lengths of 170-feet adjacent to each side of a 221-foot navigation span. The navigation span length exceeds USCG requirements and allows for operation of the existing bridge swing span during construction of the high-level bridge. There are 18 high-level approach spans and three main spans, resulting in a total bridge length of 3,207 feet.

The high-level bridge was designed to carry two 12-foot lanes (one in each direction) with 8-foot outside shoulders, and 5-foot-wide sidewalks separated from the shoulder by a standard F-Shape traffic railing barrier. A pedestrian/bicycle railing was provided on the outsides of the sidewalk. A 5-foot by 20-foot pedestrian overlook area was provided on the south side of the high-level bridge at the crest of the profile grade. The high-level bridge meets ADA criteria and provides safety and ease of access for all pedestrians.

The project’s final CPPR grade was 100 and was awarded the 2011 FTBA Best in Construction Design-Build; 2012 DBIA Merit Award in the Transportation Category for the Florida Design-Build Awards; 2012 America’s Transportation Award: Best Use of Innovation, Medium Project Category.