NASA Causeway

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The NASA Parkway, part of which is known as the NASA causeway, is an east-west route from the mainland to the barrier island; it is the main route to Titusville, Florida, Kennedy Space Center, and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The eastern NASA causeway, the portion of the parkway crossing the Banana River between Merrit Island and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, is most notable for being the closest general-public viewing site to viewing launches of the space shuttle, and, previously, Saturn V and Saturn 1B rockets, all from Launch Complex 39 pads A and B.

[edit] The western side

The west side of NASA Parkway contains a Bascule bridge (officially known as NASA Causeway West). Two canals are along that route on either side. Most of the western parkway is rural area containing wildlife. To the East of NASA Parkway, just outside of Titusville, is located the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Just east of State Road 3 is the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex. East of the complex is a gate patrolled area. The alternative route, available to non-NASA badged civilians, to travel from Kennedy parkway to NASA Parkway is Space Commerce Way. Tour buses can go to the VAB on Kennedy Parkway.