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Duval Street (/ ˈ d uː v əl /) is a downtown commercial zoned street in Key West, Florida, running north and south from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean, just over 1.25 miles in length. It is named for William Pope Duval , the first territorial governor of Florida.
Duval Street, its main street, is 1.1 miles (1.8 km) in length in its 14-block-long crossing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Straits of Florida and the Atlantic Ocean. Key West is the southern terminus of U.S. Route 1 – the longest north–south road in the United States, as well as State Road A1A , the East Coast Greenway and, before 1935 ...
The road west of the current terminus of CR 939A to the west end of the Saddlebunch Keys was subsequently closed to vehicular traffic and is now the Lower Sugarloaf Key Trail. [18] The road's original wooden bridge over Sugarloaf Creek, which separates Sugarloaf Key and the Saddlebunch Keys, was replaced with the current concrete bridge in 1968 ...
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 ...
East Monroe Street to Duval Street – Sports Complex: Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; western end of freeway: 36.572 [6] 58.857: Duval Street: Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; SR 228 west follows the fork to Adams Street. 37.541: 60.416: west end of state maintenance: 37.57: 60.46
Fleming Key is an island off the northwest corner of the island of Key West, Florida in the lower Florida Keys. It is roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) long by 0.25 miles (400 m) wide. It is connected to the island of Key West by the Fleming Key Bridge (Mustin Road), having 18 feet (5.5 m) of clearance over Fleming Key Cut, a small channel. [1]
Shorty’s Diner on Duval Street was a favorite of President Harry Truman, who walked to breakfast when he stayed at the Little White House in Key West. Shorty’s closed in 1989. Miami Herald File
At a length of nearly two and a half miles, it is the second longest bridge on the Overseas Highway after the Seven Mile Bridge. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The current bridge opened in 1982, replacing the parallel Long Key Viaduct , which carried the Overseas Railroad from 1907 to 1935 and was repurposed for highway use shortly after.