County Road 4050 - Orange Avenue / Silver Beach Avenue

Looking south toward the Tom Staed Veterans Memorial Bridge spanning the Halifax River in Daytona Beach, Florida. - 09/12/2022

Volusia County Road 4050 is an unsigned route lining Orange Avenue east from SR 5A (Nova Road) at Tuscawilla Park in Daytona Beach. Crossing the Halifax River / Intracoastal Waterway east from City Island Park, CR 4050 spans the Tom Staed Veterans Memorial Bridge east onto Silver Beach Avenue on Daytona Beach's barrier island.

The Tom Staed Veterans Memorial Bridge replaced a draw bridge that previously opened on March 23, 1955.¹ Costing $47 million, the 1,885 foot long concrete arch span opened to traffic at 8:30 AM on August 6, 2020.² The new bridge was originally scheduled to open in early 2019, with construction hampered by three hurricanes, problems with the slope of the sidewalk and supply issues with securing enough latex concrete. Work commenced on June 6, 2016.³

Silver Beach Avenue - West

Silver Beach Avenue commenced west from SR A1A (Atlantic Avenue) ahead of SR 441 (Peninsula Drive).
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Silver Beach Avenue ascends onto the Tom Staed Veterans Memorial Bridge just west of Peninsula Drive.
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The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway system.
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The open-spandrel arch approach design of the Veterans Memorial Bridge garnered recognition as the Number 3 bridge constructed in 2020 by Road & Bridge Magazine.⁴
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The Tom Staed Veterans Memorial Bridge lowers onto Orange Avenue at City Island. Jackie Robinson Parkway encircles Jackie Robinson Ballpark northwest to Beach Street at Magnolia Avenue.
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Orange Avenue crosses an inlet along the Halifax River ahead of Beach Street.
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Orange Avenue (CR 4050) west next intersects Palmetto Avenue.
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U.S. 1 is Ridgewood Avenue.
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Orange Avenue intersects Seagrave Street ahead of an at-grade crossing with the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway.
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Orange Avenue west at Martin Luther King, Boulevard by the John H. Dickerson Community Center.
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Orange Avenue west at Keech Street.
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CR 4050 ends at SR 5A (Nova Road) across from Tuscawilla Park. Orange Avenue continues west through the park to a neighborhood beyond Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
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References:

1. "Daytona's newest bridge on the site of its oldest bridge." Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL), August 2, 2021.
2. "Open For Business - $47M concrete arch bridge originally slated to open more than 18 months ago." Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL), August 7, 2020.
3. "New Daytona bridge gets minor repairs; plans take shape for Veterans Memorial Plaza." Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL), June 28, 2021.
4. Veterans Memorial Bridge and Proposed Future Memorial Plaza. Volusia County, Florida government web site.

Connect with:

U.S. 1

State Road A1A

State Road 5A - Nova Road

State Road 441 - South Peninsula Drive

Page Updated Tuesday November 15, 2022.