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The first train reached Fort Myers on May 10, 1904 after the completion of the trestles over the river. [5] Local freight train crossing Alico Road near the Baker Spur junction south of Fort Myers. In Fort Myers, the ACL built a depot downtown at Main and Monroe Streets and a wharf along the Caloosahatchee River at the end of Monroe Street. The ...
Lovers Key State Park is a 712-acre (2.88 km 2) Florida State Park located on Lover's Key and three other barrier islands—Black Island, Inner and Long Key. It is at 8700 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach , between Big Carlos Pass and New Pass and 10.5 miles (16.9 km) west of Interstate 75 on exit 116.
Incorporated places on the bay include Estero, Bonita Springs and Fort Myers Beach. Two rivers, the Imperial River and the Estero River bring freshwater into the estuary. Tides play a major role in the functionality of the plant, crustaceans, mammals, and fish in the area. The bay is also the location of the Mound Key Archaeological State Park ...
The Edison Bridge is a set of two one-way bridges located in Fort Myers, Florida.Named after inventor Thomas Alva Edison, the two bridges carry each direction of U.S. Highway 41 Business (US 41 Bus.) over the Caloosahatchee River, connecting downtown Fort Myers (on the southern shore) with North Fort Myers.
[1] [2] The slough is a nine mile long, one-third of a mile wide, wildlife corridor, providing a safe way for animals to travel within the Fort Myers city limits. A 57-square-mile watershed drains into the slough. [2] The Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve boardwalk hours are from dawn to dusk year-round.
The Caloosahatchee River is a river on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States, approximately 67 miles (108 km) long. [1] It drains rural areas on the northern edge of the Everglades , east of Fort Myers .
The population of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL Combined Statistical Area in 2020 was 1,188,319, and it was the 47th highest populated combined statistical area (CSA) in the US, as of 2020. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 86,395 people, 31,598 households, and 18,313 families residing in the city.
Fort Myers Shores is located in northeastern Lee County at (26.712252, -81.737962), [5] on the south side of the Caloosahatchee It is bordered to the east by Olga. Florida State Road 80 forms the southern edge of the community, leading east 20 miles (32 km) to LaBelle and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to the center of Fort Myers, the Lee county seat.