▁to ▁the ▁bar rier ▁island : ▁Dr . ▁W . ▁J . ▁Cre el ▁Bridge ▁( E au ▁Gall ie ▁C ause way ) ▁( SR ▁ 5 1 8 ) ▁ ▁Ernest ▁K ouwen - H oven ▁Bridge ▁( M el bourne ▁C ause way ) ▁( US ▁ 1 9 2 )/ ( SR ▁ 5 0 0 ) ▁ ▁Five ▁brid ges ▁connect ▁Mer ritt ▁Island , ▁Florida ▁to ▁the ▁bar rier ▁island : ▁NASA ▁Park way ▁( E ast ) ▁( SR ▁ 4 0 5 ) ▁Ban ana ▁River ▁Bridge ▁( Em ory ▁L . ▁Ben nett ▁C ause way ) ▁( SR ▁ 5 2 8 / SR ▁A 1 A ) ▁Will ard ▁Pe eb les ▁Bridge ▁( Mer ritt ▁Island ▁C ause way ) ▁( SR ▁ 5 2 0 ) ▁Ban ana ▁River ▁Bridge ▁( P ined a ▁C ause way ) ▁( SR ▁ 4 0 4 ) ▁Math ers ▁Bridge ▁ ▁Can als ▁and ▁channels ▁The ▁county ▁and ▁its ▁constit uted ▁cities ▁maintain ▁ ▁of ▁can als ▁and ▁channels , ▁ex cluding ▁the ▁Int rac o ast al ▁Water way , ▁ ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁inside ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁Rail ▁L ines ▁The ▁Florida ▁East ▁Coast ▁Railway ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁county . ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 4 6 ▁rail road ▁cross ings . ▁ 4 1 ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁given ▁a ▁low ▁safety ▁rating ▁by ▁the ▁Florida ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation . ▁These ▁low ▁ratings ▁may ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁allocation ▁of