Editing Stuart, Florida (section)

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Roosevelt Bridge and Stuart City.jpg|left|thumb|Roosevelt Bridge and Stuart City Downtown]]

===Transportation===
[[Witham Field]] is a public-use airport located one mile southeast of the central business district owned by Martin County.

[[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|US 1]] passes northwest–southeast through Stuart. The coastal route [[Florida State Road A1A|A1A]] heads east from Stuart towards [[Hutchinson Island (Florida)|Hutchinson Island]], and the road heads southeast out of Stuart. [[Florida State Road 76|SR 76]] heads south from the city, and [[Florida State Road 714|SR 714]] heads west from the city.

Local bus service is provided by [[Martin County Public Transit]] (MARTY).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.martin.fl.us/transit|title=Public Transit Information|date=2019|website=Martin County Florida|access-date=May 15, 2019}}</ref> Stuart also operates a free courtesy tram throughout downtown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityofstuart.us/213/TRAM-Routes-Information|title=Tram Routes & Information|date=2024|website=City of Stuart, FL|access-date=September 9, 2024}}</ref>

Stuart has a yacht club and several marinas serving private crafts of various sizes.

Until 1968 the [[Florida East Coast Railway]] operated Jacksonville to Miami service, with a station stop in Stuart. Until 1963 long-distance passenger trains included the [[Illinois Central Railroad]]'s ''[[City of Miami (train)|City of Miami]]'' and the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]]'s ''[[South Wind (train)|South Wind]]'' both heading from Chicago; and they included the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]]'s ''[[Champion (train)|East Coast Champion]],'' the ''Havana Special,'' and the winter-only ''[[Florida Special (train)|Florida Special]]'' originating from New York.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Florida East Coast Railway |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=90 |issue=7 |date=December 1957}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Florida East Coast Railway |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=91 |issue=3 |date=January 1962}}</ref><ref>Bramson, Seth H. ''Speedway to Sunshine: the story of the Florida East Coast Railway'', Boston Mills Press, 2010, p. 227. {{ISBN|9781554077533}}.</ref>

In 2023, [[Brightline]], an [[inter-city rail]] route that currently runs between [[MiamiCentral|Miami]] and [[Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal|Orlando]], announced that it was looking for sites for a new station on the [[Treasure Coast]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2023 |title=BRIGHTLINE ANNOUNCES PROCESS TO SELECT A TREASURE COAST STATION |url=https://www.gobrightline.com/press-room/2023/brightline-announces-process-to-select-a-treasure-coast-station |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=www.gobrightline.com |language=en}}</ref> On March 4, 2024, Brightline officially announced that an [[infill station]] on the Treasure Coast would be built in [[Stuart station (Brightline)|Stuart]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BRIGHTLINE ANNOUNCES STATION EXPANSION FOR DOWNTOWN STUART & MARTIN COUNTY |url=https://www.gobrightline.com/press-room/2024/brightline-announces-station-expansion-for-downtown-stuart-and-martin-county |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.gobrightline.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scruggs |first=Danielle |date=March 4, 2024 |title=Brightline makes official announcement on Treasure Coast location |url=https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-brightline-new-treasure-coast-station-stuart/60072416 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=WPBF |language=en}}</ref> The current plan sees the station beginning service by 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-18 |title=Florida county applies for federal funds for Brightline station |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/florida-county-applies-for-federal-funds-for-brightline-station/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Trains |language=en-US}}</ref>

Brightline trains cross the [[St. Lucie River]] on the Florida East Coast Railroad Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waterwayguide.com/bridge/3-161/florida-east-coast-railroad-bridge-stuart|title=Florida East Coast Railroad Bridge, Stuart|publisher=Waterway Guide|access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref> Close coordination between rail and water traffic is necessary at this [[bascule bridge]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Johnston|first=Bob|title=Brightline's milestone moment: THE CHOKE POINT|page=18|issue=January 2024|volume=84|url=https://www.trains.com/trn/magazine/archive-access/trains-january-2024/|magazine=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]]|publisher=[[Kalmbach Media]]}}</ref>