As such, the NASA Causeway is the main route connecting points of interest in Titusville, Florida to the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island.

A bascule bridge permitted boats on the Intracoastal Waterway to pass through the causeway, previous to construction of the new high rise span.

[1] Continuing eastward, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km), it enters the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and the John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) east of the Visitor Complex, a NASA security gate permits access to authorized tour buses and Kennedy Space Center staff and supply vehicles only.

Tour buses reach the Vehicle Assembly Building, the Apollo/Saturn V Center and the Space Shuttle landing strip by journeying north from this point on Kennedy Parkway.

The main use of the causeway is for military personnel to reach the mainland, as the route leads from Merritt Island to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.