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Abandoned Bridges of the Florida Keys
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Abandoned Bridges of the Florida Keys
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Type: Outdoors
Status: Active
Accessibility: Easy to Very Difficult
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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Address
Various Locations
Florida Keys, Florida
United States
Owner: State of Florida
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You'll need a helicopter to access portions of the old Seven Mile and Bahia Honda bridges, as spans have been removed to prevent access (and allow boats to pass). How a bicycle found its way onto the west end of the abandoned portion of the old Seven Mile Bridge is a mystery.
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fences Park Rangers in some areas
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These bridges - the two largest pictured here and many shorter spans between Islamorada and Boca Chica Key - are all that remains of the "Overseas Railroad", the Florida East Coast Railway Key West Extension. The railroad was built between 1904 and 1912, and operated for 23 years until it was wiped out by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. The right of way and bridges were then converted for use by the Overseas Highway. By 1982, these narrow highway bridges were replaced by modern structures.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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Photography |
8 / 10 |
Coolness |
8 / 10 |
Content Quality |
8 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 8/28/2023 10:04 PM.
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on Aug 28 23 at 22:04, Emperor Wang validated this location on Aug 28 23 at 22:04, Emperor Wang changed the following: Street Address, History, Interesting Features, Web Links on Jun 16 17 at 3:25, Explorer Zero validated this location on Jun 16 17 at 3:08, thingamabob deleted 5 pictures from gallery Thingy's Visit. on Jun 16 17 at 3:07, thingamabob added some pictures to a gallery on Jun 16 17 at 3:06, thingamabob added some pictures to a gallery on Jun 16 17 at 3:05, thingamabob created a new gallery on Jun 16 17 at 3:05, thingamabob updated a story on Jun 16 17 at 3:05, thingamabob updated a story on Jun 16 17 at 3:04, thingamabob created a new story
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