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Mouth of the Sebastian Inlet showing the North Jetty on the left and the South Jetty on the right. Sebastian Inlet, located in Sebastian Inlet State Park in Brevard County, Florida and Indian River County, Florida, offers surfing and fishing opportunities. It is off State Road A1A just 12 miles north of Vero Beach.
Sebastian Inlet State Park is a Florida state park located 10 miles south of Melbourne Beach and 6 miles north of Vero Beach in Florida. The park lies on both sides of the Sebastian Inlet, which forms the boundary between Brevard and Indian River counties. The land for the park was acquired by the state of Florida in 1971.
The island extends from the Sebastian Inlet on the north to the Fort Pierce Inlet on the south, and is about 28 miles (45 km) long. [1] It has an area of 23.86 square miles (61.8 km 2 ). The island was once included with the barrier island ( Hutchinson Island ) to the south as "Hutchinson Island", even though the Fort Pierce Inlet split it into ...
The area where the one boater was rescued is the Little River Inlet jetty. This is where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Little River Inlet, which connects to the Intracoastal Waterway ...
An inlet management plan with the state says about 202,000 cubic yards of sand annually should bypass the inlet or be removed by either the sand transfer plant or maintenance dredging.
Following Hurricane Dorian, Sebastian Inlet Bridge was deemed unsafe, now the cost of the bridge is rising to over $103 million from $60 million
A fishing-walking pier is constructed below the bridge and goes out the inlet along the jetty to the Atlantic. The bridge has a total length of 1,548 feet (472 m) with a main span of 180 feet (55 m). The vertical clearance is 37 feet (11 m). The Legislature of Florida dedicated the bridge to Robert W. Graves in 1965.
The Sebastian Fishing Museum is located in Sebastian Inlet State Park at the Sebastian Inlet State Recreation Area, 9700 South Highway A1A, Melbourne Beach, Florida, although it is physically located on Orchid Island, Indian River County side of the park. It houses historical exhibits of the local fishing industry and its influence on the area.