On our way from Palm Bay and Melbourne to Highland Beach, we took a detour into Vero Beach on the old Merrill Barber Causeway over the Indian River on the ICW. You can see the new bridge under construction a couple of blocks north of the old bridge. The new bridge was completed early in 1995 and the old drawbridge was completely removed. NEW INFO (2009): I just did a Google Map of this area on the mainland side at Royal Palm Point… You would never know that there is where the old bridge approach was!
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July 26th, 2010 at 4:06 am
I caught a black drum near the bridge station nazi guy. He would stop trafic for shits and giggles. I’m not kidding; this guy would stop the bridge for a canoe. It was crazy.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:36 am
I remember riding my bike over that every single day to school! Brings back some wild memories. Thanks for sharing.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:13 am
Just wondering, was your friend the guy that worked at beachland elementary? I have lived here my whole life, I remember that from probably the early 90’s. I’m very sorry for your friend and you. RIP
July 26th, 2010 at 5:14 am
I had a good friend die on that bridge
July 26th, 2010 at 6:00 am
The old draw bridge often made me late for work at the airport account we lived on Banyan. TheLemleys
July 26th, 2010 at 6:13 am
wish video was a little longer
July 26th, 2010 at 6:20 am
hah, this is so cool. That bridge was gone before I was born. I wish i could have seen it, even though i have a weird phobia of bridges… =3 neato video. It’s so weird seeing the bridge i’ve been on for so many years not even completed yet.
July 26th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Brings back memories. And you can see the new bridge being built, too!
July 26th, 2010 at 7:08 am
this was filmed on the day i was born. about 5 hours after thow lol my mom told me about this because it was in the news paper
July 26th, 2010 at 7:15 am
Yes, but the end of Royal Palm Point is quite beautiful.
July 26th, 2010 at 7:24 am
It really does bring back memories. Thanks Russ for pointing me to this video.
July 26th, 2010 at 7:43 am
… I was 15 at the time and it doesn’t seem like it was that long ago… now I’m feeling old
July 26th, 2010 at 8:31 am
WOAH! ive lived in vero all my life! im only 20 but i feel so old now! lol
July 26th, 2010 at 9:28 am
I also recall the bumps of the bridge and trying to keep my motorcycle from not sliding on the metal grating.
July 26th, 2010 at 10:04 am
Dear ds.,
Get yourself a boat man!
.
Go where you like, then.
Cheers.
from,
del-boy.
July 26th, 2010 at 10:22 am
I remember fishing off of this bridge back when I was 15 years old with my father…..too bad the new bridge did nothing at all to improve traffic…plus the money that was wasted to remove the whole bridge even although many residents wanted at least the west end left to fish off of….so they compromised by letting us have a catwalk under the new Barber Bridge that doesn’t even get close enough to the channel where the big grouper are.
July 26th, 2010 at 11:12 am
WOW!!! This reaaaally takes me back. I’ve lived in Vero most of my life. Things have definitely changed. I can remember riding over the bridge in my mom’s care on the way to the beach and hearing that “bump-bump” of the tires. Thanks so much for posting!
July 26th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Thank you, My husband and I met in 1995 and he moved here then as well. He never got to see the “old” bridge. It’s changed so much here.