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Even after the race ends and the more than 1,000 runners leave the bridge, expect heavy delays. Traffic alert: Run will shut 7 Mile Bridge. What to know if you’re driving in the Keys
At one point, they walked onto the nearby Old Seven Mile Bridge, a narrow two-lane span that today is a pedestrian and bike path. The new wider and higher bridge replaced it in May 1982..
Each April, the bridge is closed for about 2.5 hours on a Saturday for the Seven Mile Bridge Run that commemorates the Florida Keys bridge rebuilding project. The event began in 1982 to commemorate the completion of a federally funded bridge building program that replaced spans that oil tycoon Henry Flagler constructed in the early 1900s to ...
The bridge closure was required on safety grounds and implemented by the Environment Agency. 'Unsuitable' bridge diversion in place until 2026 Skip to main content
The Seven Mile Bridge run is an annual race held in the Florida Keys by the Marathon Runners Club. The race is run as a benefit for youth activities in Marathon, Florida. [1] The event was first held in 1982 to commemorate the completion of the Florida Keys bridge rebuilding program.
Although the old Seven Mile Bridge crosses over the island, at approximately mile marker 45, west of Knight's Key, (city of Marathon in the middle Florida Keys) and just east of Moser Channel, which is the deepest section of the seven-mile span, it and its exit ramp to the island were closed in 2008 and not reopened until 2022.
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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 ...