Overseas Highway
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The Overseas Highway is a 113-mile highway carrying U.S. Route 1 through the Florida Keys to Key West. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of-way of the Overseas Railroad, the Key West Ex
Overseas Highway and Railway bridges, Florida Keys
Construction of the original highway next to Matecumbe railroad station
Eight bridge piers that would have carried the original alignment of the Overseas Highway to Long Key can be seen at Mile Marker 73. They serve as a memorial to the veterans who were killed in the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935.
Many of the railroad bridges, such as the Bahia Honda Rail Bridge, were retrofitted to accommodate automobile traffic for the Overseas Highway. These bridges were replaced by more modern bridges in the early 1980s (the bridge pictured here in 2006 had been severed to prevent pedestrian access).
Card Sound Bridge
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Card Sound Bridge is a high-rise toll causeway connecting southern Miami-Dade County and northern Monroe County. It is one of only two ways that motorists can leave or enter the Florida Keys. The toll
Aerial view in 1987
Looking west on the bridge, towards the toll station, in 2011