A. Max Brewer Bridge

A. Max Brewer Bridge is a girder bridge in Titusville, Florida.^[1] The bridge cost $44.8 million to build and is named in honor of Albert “Max” Brewer, a Titusville attorney in the 1950s who was killed in a private plane crash in 1966.^[2] The bridge was selected for the People’s Choice Award, an award presented by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.^[3]

A. Max Brewer Bridge
The A. Max Brewer Bridge in 2013.
Coordinates	28.6203°N 80.7985°W / 28.6203; -80.7985
Carries	CR 402
Crosses	Indian River
Locale	Titusville, Florida
Characteristics
Design	Girder
Material	Prestressed concrete
Total length	3,207 feet
Width	50 feet
History
Opened	1949 (original bridge) 2011 (current bridge)
Location

Reconstruction

The bridge was constructed due to the poor condition of the existing bridge, which posed a risk of collapse. The high-level fixed bridge was built over the low-level and short original bridge.^[4]