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The Overseas Railroad (also known as Florida Overseas Railroad, the Overseas Extension, and Flagler's Folly) was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city located 128 miles (206 km) beyond the end of the Florida peninsula.
The Bahia Honda Rail Bridge is a derelict railroad bridge in the lower Florida Keys connecting Bahia Honda Key with Spanish Harbor Key.It was originally part of the Overseas Railway, but the state of Florida purchased it from the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) after the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane and converted it for automobile use as part of the Overseas Highway in 1938. [3]
The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail is a 106-mile (171 km) paved rail trail—a multi-use bicycle and pedestrian facility—being constructed between Key Largo and Key West in the Florida Keys. As of January 2022 [update] , 90 mi (140 km) of the trail has been constructed.
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 ...
Florida Southern Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) General James A. Van Fleet State Trail: 29.2 miles (47.0 km) Polk, Lake, and Sumter Counties Florida Western and Northern Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad) Good Neighbor Trail: 10.7 miles (17.2 km) Hernando County: Florida Southern Railway-- Brooksville Branch (Atlantic Coast Line ...
HMS Tyger struck coral reef at the western end of the Florida Keys on Jan. 13, 1742. According to the NPS narrative, the crew dumped cannons and anchors overboard and shifted cargo to its stern in ...
The HMS Tyger was the first of three British war vessels to become engulfed in the Florida Keys. The other two, HMS Fowey and HMS Looe were both identified by archaeologists, yet the Tyger ...
Spanish Harbor Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys. [1] U.S. 1 (the Overseas Highway) crosses the keys at approximately mile markers 35–36, between Bahia Honda Key and West Summerland Key. Originally, there were three keys at this location. They were connected by fills at the time the Overseas Railroad was built. The Keys were West ...