Ocean Highway Florida Keys

It is the magic carpet by which visitors from florida s mainland can cross countless coral and limestone islets through that special world of the florida keys.

Ocean highway florida keys. The dream came to an end in the labor day hurricane of 1935 which destroyed tracks and bridges part of which can be seen and visited near marathon. The overseas highway sometimes called the highway that goes to sea is a modern wonder. Teal blue road dividers for 18 miles looking to the right the gulf of mexico to the left the atlantic straits. Highway 1 and sometimes called the highway that goes to sea is a modern wonder.

The designation was announ. Florida keys island chain monroe and miami dade counties southern florida u s. Overseas highway us 1 key largo to key west starting in n key largo you first hit the 18 mile stretch. Composed of coral and limestone the islands curve southwestward for about 220 miles 355 km from virginia key in the atlantic ocean just south of miami beach to loggerhead key of the dry tortugas in the gulf of.

Taking a road trip through the florida keys is one of the best road trips you can do in the usa. After this the overseas highway came into being and now it s one of south florida s most visited attractions. The first train from miami pulled into key west in 1912. 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 destroyed in the 1935 labor day hurricane.

The overseas highway the southernmost leg of u s.