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Overseas Railroad. / 24.71167°N 81.12306°W / 24.71167; -81.12306. 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 Overseas Highway is a 113-mile (181.9 km) [1] [2] highway carrying U.S. Route 1 (US 1) through the Florida Keys to Key West. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of-way of the Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway. Completed in 1912, the Overseas Railroad was heavily damaged and partially ...
65 feet (20 m) History. Construction cost. $45 million [ 1] (equivalent to $120 million in 2023 dollars) Opened. May 24, 1982. Location. The Seven Mile Bridge is a bridge in the Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It connects Knight's Key (part of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the ...
The Ernest Hemingway House was the residence of American writer Ernest Hemingway in the 1930s. The house is situated on the island of Key West, Florida. It is at 907 Whitehead Street, across from the Key West Lighthouse, close to the southern coast of the island. Due to its association with Hemingway, the property is the most popular tourist ...
Contents. Harry S. Truman Little White House. The Harry S. Truman Little White House in Key West, Florida was the winter White House for President Harry S. Truman for 175 days during 11 visits. The house is located in the Truman Annex neighborhood of Old Town, Key West .
Card Sound Bridge is a high-rise toll causeway connecting southern Miami-Dade County and northern Monroe County. It is one of only two ways that motorists can leave or enter the Florida Keys (the other is U.S. Route 1 ). The toll for two-axle automobiles is USD $1.50 (USD $1.00 for each additional axle) if paid via SunPass.
The Marquesas Keys form an uninhabited island group about 20 miles (32 km) west of Key West, four miles (6 km) in diameter, and largely covered by mangrove forest. They are an unincorporated area of Monroe County, Florida and belong to the Lower Keys Census County Division. [ 1] They are protected as part of the Key West National Wildlife ...
Naval Air Station Key West. / 24.57583°N 81.68889°W / 24.57583; -81.68889. Naval Air Station Key West ( IATA: NQX [2], ICAO: KNQX, FAA LID: NQX ), is a naval air station and military airport located on Boca Chica Key, four miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Key West, Florida, United States.