U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) in Florida runs 545 miles (877 km) along the state's east coast from Key West to its crossing of the St. Marys River into Georgia north of Boulogne and south of Folkston. US 1 was designated through Florida when the U.S. Numbered Highway System was established in 1926. With the exception of Monroe County, the highway runs through the easternmost tier of counties in the state, connecting numerous towns and cities along its route, including nine county seats. The road is maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
Mile 0 in Key West
Overseas Highway and Railway bridges, Florida Keys
Portion of the South Dixie Highway, just south of Dadeland Mall
Metrorail traveling above South Dixie Highway in the mid-1980s
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it constitutes the City of Key West.
An October 2002 NASA image of Key West from space
Image: Key west 2001
Image: Southernmost point buoy, NE view
Image: Hemingwayhouse