Editing Cocoa, Florida (section)

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Bridge at Cocoa, Florida.jpg|thumb|500px|The [[Hubert Humphrey|Hubert H. Humphrey]] Bridge spans the [[Indian River Lagoon]], linking Cocoa with [[Merritt Island, Florida|Merritt Island]].]]

===Transportation===

====Major roads====
All are at least four-lane roads, unless otherwise designated.<ref name="cocoa-2017" />
* {{jct|state=FL|US|1}} – This is the main north–south route through the city, known officially as Cocoa Boulevard. From north to south, the road enters Cocoa via the [[census-designated place]] [[Sharpes, Florida|Sharpes]]. The road follows a vaguely northwest–southeast course as it passes through Cocoa Village. Major intersections include SR&nbsp;528 ([[diamond interchange]]), Michigan Avenue, CR&nbsp;503, and SR&nbsp;520. 
* {{jct|state=FL|I|95}} – There are three interchanges within city limits: SR&nbsp;520 (exit 201), SR&nbsp;524 (exit 202), and SR&nbsp;528 (exit 205).
* {{jct|state=FL|SR|501}} – This is the secondary north–south road in Cocoa, known locally as Clearlake Road. It runs from SR&nbsp;524 to SR&nbsp;520. Major intersections include SR&nbsp;524, Michigan Avenue, CR&nbsp;503, Lake Drive, and SR&nbsp;520.
* {{jct|state=FL|CR|503|county1=Brevard}} – This is a minor county road, known locally as Dixon Boulevard, running from SR&nbsp;501 to US&nbsp;1. Major intersections include SR&nbsp;501, Fiske Boulevard and US&nbsp;1.
* {{jct|state=FL|CR|515|county1=Brevard}} – This scenic two-lane county road, known locally as, from north to south, Indian River Drive, Brevard Drive/Delannoy Avenue (south/north), and Rockledge Drive, is a slow residential route running directly parallel to the Indian River. Major intersections include Dixon Boulevard and SR&nbsp;520 (northbound shares a brief concurrency). 
* {{jct|state=FL|SR|520}} – This is the main east–west route through the city; 25,000 vehicles/day drive through Cocoa Village.<ref>{{cite news |title='State of the System' identifies Brevard County's busiest roads |author=Rick Neale |date=2010-09-15 |work= Florida Today |publisher=Florida Today }}</ref> Starting from the west, the road enters the city limits of Cocoa from unincorporated [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]] and takes on the name King Street. It then intersects SR&nbsp;524. Following a brief interruption from [[Cocoa West, Florida|Cocoa West]], the road then runs through Cocoa Village on a pair of one-way streets, eastbound named King Street and westbound named Willard Street, and onto the [[Merritt Island Causeway]]. Major intersections include SR&nbsp;524, I-95 ([[diamond interchange]]), SR&nbsp;501, SR&nbsp;519, US&nbsp;1, and Indian River Drive.
* {{jct|state=FL|SR|524}} – This is a rural, sometimes two-lane, secondary road running from SR&nbsp;520 to SR&nbsp;528. It has no local name. Major intersections include SR&nbsp;520, I-95, SR&nbsp;501, and SR&nbsp;528.
* {{jct|state=FL|SR|528}} – This is an east–west [[Controlled-access highway|highway]] running from unincorporated areas of the county to the census-designated and unincorporated place of [[Merritt Island, Florida|Merritt Island]]. Major intersections include I-95, SR&nbsp;524, and US&nbsp;1.

====Rail====
The [[Florida East Coast Railway]] runs through Cocoa. Into the early 1960s, passengers could take one of two [[Chicago]]-bound trains (on alternating days), the ''[[City of Miami (train)|City of Miami]]'' or the ''[[South Wind (train)|South Wind]]'' (both via [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]) and the [[New York City|New York]]-bound ''[[Champion (train)|East Coast Champion]],'' ''Havana Special,'' and ''Miamian'' from the Florida East Coast Railway's Cocoa-Rockledge station.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Florida East Coast Railway, Table 1 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=94 |issue=8 |date=January 1962}}</ref> Into the latter 1950s, passengers could take the ''[[Dixie Flagler]]'' to Chicago via [[Atlanta]] from the station.<ref>Herr, Kincaid A. ''University Press of Kentucky,'' 1964, p. 273.</ref> All passenger trains along the FEC were suspended in 1963 due to a strike. The FEC resumed local passenger service between [[Jacksonville]] and the Miami area from 1965 until July 31, 1968.<ref>Bramson, Seth H. ''Speedway to Sunshine: the story of the Florida East Coast Railway'', Boston Mills Press, 2010, p. 153. {{ISBN|9781554077533}}.</ref>

[[Brightline]] is an [[inter-city rail]] route that currently runs between [[MiamiCentral|Miami]] and [[Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal|Orlando]]. On March 12, 2024, Brightline officials confirmed that an [[infill station]] on the [[Space Coast]] would be built in [[Cocoa station|Cocoa]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dahm |first1=Daniel |date=March 12, 2024 |title=Next stop, Cocoa: Brightline travels toward new station in Brevard |url=https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/brightline-cocoa-station |access-date=April 18, 2024 |work=[[WKMG-TV]] |publisher=[[Graham Media Group]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Burke |first1=Peter |date=March 12, 2024 |title=Brightline announces it's moving forward with Space Coast station in Cocoa |url=https://www.wptv.com/lifestyle/travel/brightline-space-coast-station-in-cocoa |access-date=March 20, 2024 |work=WPTV |publisher=The E.W. Scripps Company}}</ref>

====Bus====
[[Space Coast Area Transit]] operates a public bus service in Cocoa and vicinity.<ref>[http://routefinder.ridescat.com/maps/fares.php Space Coast Area Transit official website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715183914/http://routefinder.ridescat.com/maps/fares.php |date=2011-07-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridescat.com/interactive-system-map/|title=Interactive System Map|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

===Water===
[[File:Cocoa water tower night.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Updated livery of the Cocoa water tower at night, as seen from [[US Route 1]].]]

Since 1957, Cocoa has supplied the communities of central Brevard County with potable water. Cocoa made major investments in the water supply and treatment facilities needed to produce a sub-regional water system.

In 2017, Cocoa provided an average of {{convert|23000000|USgal}} of water daily to over 80,000 customers (250,000 people)<ref>{{Cite news | first=Jim | last=Waymer | title=How the system came undone | url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/21/cocoa-water-how-system-came-undone/681946001/| newspaper=Florida Today | location=Melbourne, Florida| pages= 8A | date=October 22, 2017 | access-date=October 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="cocoa-2017" /> in Cocoa, Rockledge, Port St. John, Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Suntree/Viera, Patrick Air Force Base, Kennedy Space Center and Port Canaveral.

Cocoa's water system includes the wellfield and raw water collection system, Wewahootee Water Treatment Plant, transmission mains, and the Dyal Water Treatment Plant (WTP). Cocoa's drinking water sources include the Floridian Aquifer, Intermediate Aquifer, Taylor Creek Reservoir, and Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) wells. All of these facilities are located in east Orange County. A distribution system and storage pumping facilities are located in Brevard County.
[[File:Cocoa-Watertower.jpg|thumb|right|Cocoa water tower in 2009, with the original bicentennial paint scheme.]]
The Dyal WTP processes about nine billion gallons per year, with peak flows reaching 38 million gallons per day (mgd) during the summer. Daily flows average 25 mgd. The Dyal WTP is unusual for Central Florida because it is capable of treating both ground and surface water.

The flag was originally painted on the water tower free of charge by a Greek immigrant. He wanted to decorate the tower in time for the [[United States Bicentennial]] celebration in 1976.<ref>{{cite news|author=David Salisbury|date=1986-05-18|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1986/05/18/whats-the-answer-102/|title=What's The Answer?|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|access-date=2015-10-16|archive-date=2015-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022054630/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-05-18/news/0220260268_1_water-tower-cocoa-american-flag|url-status=live}}</ref>  In 2014, the city refurbished and repainted the tower with the iconic American flags. 
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