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The Long Key Viaduct was completed in 1907 by Henry Flagler as part of his Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway (though the railroad would not fully reach Key West until 1912). The viaduct was built with a series of 186 concrete arches, a design used by most of the railroad bridges in the keys. The Florida ...
The U.S. state of Florida, due to being a peninsula and its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, has many bridges of varying lengths. The longest bridge in the state is the Seven Mile Bridge located in the Florida Keys.
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The vast majority of the original bridge still exists, although the swing span has been removed. The 2.2-mile (3.5 km) section to Pigeon Key, used as a fishing pier and long open to motorized vehicles to give access to the key, was closed to motorized traffic in 2008 after the unsupported sections began to sag. [3]
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Another train, the Over-Sea, operated locally between Miami and Key West during daylight hours, leaving Miami at 11:05 a.m. and arriving at Key West 4:35 p.m. [6] During the winter months, the Over-Sea 's consist included a deluxe parlor-observation car. It was a popular train for vacationers traveling to the various fishing camps in the Keys.
Long Key (Fishing Camp) Long Key Viaduct. Toms Harbor. Grassy Key: Key Vaca Cut. Key Vaca: Marathon: Seven Mile Bridge. Bahia Honda Bridge. Spanish Harbor Bridge ...
Overseas Highway and Railway bridges, Florida Keys The Overseas Highway begins at a T intersection between US 1 and SR A1A, from which it heads east. [4] After crossing to Stock Island and forming the boundary between the eponymous district and incorporated Key West, US 1 proceeds through unincorporated Monroe County on Boca Chica Key, [5] past Naval Air Station Key West, and Rockland Key ...