St. Lucie River
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St. Lucie River is a 40-mile river in St. Lucie and Martin counties. It marks the southern end of the Indian River Lagoon. The mouth of the river is at the Atlantic Ocean. The portion east of the Indian River Lagoon is the St. Lucie Inlet. It cut's between Jupiter Island and Sailfish Point. The headwaters are in the farmlands of St. Lucie County near Interstate 95 at an elevation of 20 feet. The entire river is accessible to Lake Okeechobee by the Okeechobee Waterway. A Club Med resort lies on the north shore of the river at Greenridge Point. The river passes through the places of Sewall's Point, Stuart, and Port Saint Lucie.
[edit] List of crossings
This is the list of bridges crossing the river, starting with the source.
Bridge | Route | Location | Coordinates |
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CR 712 | Port St. Lucie | ||
Florida's Turnpike | Port St. Lucie | ||
Interstate 95 | Port St. Lucie | ||
Selvitz Road | Port St. Lucie | ||
Florida East Coast Railroad | Port St. Lucie | ||
Florida State Road 615 | Port St. Lucie | ||
Prima Vista Boulevard | Port St. Lucie-River Park | ||
Florida State Road 716. | Port St. Lucie | ||
Roosevelt Bridge | U.S. Route 1/Florida State Road 5 | Stuart | |
Evans McCray Bridge | Florida State Road A1A | Sewall's Point |
[edit] See also
Rivers: Apalachicola · Caloosahatchee · Kissimmee · Ochlockonee · Peace · St. Johns · Suwannee · Withlacoochee · Yellow
Lakes: Apopka · Blue Cypress · East Toho · George · Harris · Istokpoga · Jackson · Kissimmee · Miccosukee · Monroe · Okeechobee · Rodman · Rousseau · Seminole · Talquin · Toho · Tsala Apopka · Washington
Other Rivers: Alafia · Alapaha · Anclote · Aucilla · Blackwater · Chipola · Choctawhatchee · Econfina · Econlockhatchee · Escambia · Hillsborough · Ichetucknee · Little Manatee · Manatee · Miami · Myakka · Ocklawaha · Perdido · Pithlachascotee · Rainbow · St. Lucie · St. Marks · St. Marys · Santa Fe · Shark · Steinhatchee · Tomoka · Trout · Wakulla · Weeki Wachee · Wekiva · Withlacoochee
Canals: Cross Florida Barge Canal · Hillsboro Canal · Miami Canal · Okeechobee Waterway · Tamiami Canal
See Also: Florida Everglades · Intracoastal Waterway · List of Florida rivers