Also known locally as Babcock Street, State Road 507 is a 4.9 miles (7.9 km)-long, four lane highway serving Melbourne

Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of 2009, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 78,323. The municipal area is the second largest by size and by population in the county. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville, Florida...

 and Palm Bay, Florida

Palm Bay, Florida

Palm Bay is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population as 100,786 on 1 July 2008; it is the most populous city in the county...

. The southern terminus is an intersection with Malabar Road (SR 514

State Road 514 (Florida)

State Road 514, also known as Malabar Road, is a long east–west highway that serves Palm Bay and Malabar, Florida. It is the only east–west Brevard County major road to be in the 27th and 28th degrees latitude, and the dividing line between north and south Palm Bay. Between the town...

 east of SR 507, Brevard County Road 514 west of it) in Palm Bay; the current northern terminus is an intersection with New Haven Avenue (US 192/SR 500

State Road 500 (Florida)

State Road 500 is a major state highway running through Florida as a mostly unsigned route under several US Highways. From Chiefland to Williston it is U.S. Highway 27 Alternate. From Williston to Ocala, it is U.S. Highway 27. From Ocala to Kissimmee, it is U.S. Highway 441. From Kissimmee to...

) in Melbourne. The historic northern terminus is 2.2 miles (3.5 km) further north, an intersection with Harbor City Boulevard (U.S. Route 1/SR 5

State Road 5 (Florida)

State Road 5 is a mostly-unsigned state highway in the state of Florida. It is mainly signed as U.S. Route 1 from its south end in Key West, Florida to Jacksonville, Florida, and U.S. Route 17 from Jacksonville to the Georgia state line at the Saint Marys River. U.S...

), also in Melbourne (the former northern section of SR 507 is now unsigned Brevard County Road 507).

Babcock Street is a major commuter road for Palm Bay, one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States since 1980. The northern half (in Melbourne) features shopping centers and the main campus of Florida Institute of Technology

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida Institute of Technology, also known as Florida Tech, is an independent private technical research university located in Melbourne, Florida, United States. Founded in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College, the institute has been known by its present name since 1966. Florida Tech's curriculum...

; the southern half (in Palm Bay) passes through a large housing development.

South of SR 514, Babcock Road becomes a signed Brevard County Road 507, which continues 13 miles (20.9 km) southward to the boundary between Brevard County

Brevard County, Florida

Brevard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the population is 536,521, making it the 10th most populous county in the state. Influenced by the presence of the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Brevard...

 and Indian River County

Indian River County, Florida

Indian River County is a county located in the Treasure Coast region in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 112,947. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 128,594...

, four miles (6 km) north of Fellsmere

Fellsmere, Florida

Fellsmere is a city in Indian River County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,813 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 4,658...

. The road continues as Indian River County Road 507 to the intersection of Indian River County Road 512. Major destinations the road passes through are
Port Malabar Industrial

Industry

Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...

 Park, Fountainhead Memorial Park, Greenwood Plantation, Deer Run, Sebasian Canal, and Downtown Fellsmere.

Brevard County Road 507 north of US 192 is a primary commercial boulevard for Melbourne, with businesses lining both sides of the street.