Old Florida Keys Highway

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Old florida keys highway. How to get around. The florida keys overseas highway is 113 miles in length joining the mainland of florida starting in florida city just south of homestead to key west. 0 09 ac lot size. Retired up north used my savings to buy a old town key west plot of land built a house painted it pink listened to john mellancamp little pink houses and living the dream.

If you drove directly from key largo to key west it would take you roughly 2 5 hours traveling distance of 100 miles. 80639 old hwy highway 403 florida keys fl. A drive down florida s overseas highway from key largo to key west offers the perfect blend of eccentric bohemia and chic joie de vivre as the mile markers decrease old florida charm sharpens. You might just quit your job and move to key west.

81801 overseas highway 624 florida keys fl 1 bed bd. Highway 1 and sometimes called the highway that goes to sea is a modern wonder. If your good for the trip go all the way to key west mile marker zero end of the road. The roughly 100 mile one way route island hops along the southern rim of the everglades and.

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 is a 113 mile 181 9 km highway carrying u s. The new highway was us 1 and the other was the old highway. In the mid 1960s in a few miles of tavernier redlands construction of miami began the four laning process detouring all traffic to the old highway and constructing the us 1 portion the former rail bed as the south bound land.

The highway is florida s only all american road a distinction awarded by the federal highway. Embrace the laid back keys life on a classic drive down the florida keys overseas highway u s. September to observe bird migration season and avoid the winter crowds. Best time to visit.

The road that follows a trail originally blazed in 1912 by henry flagler s florida east coast railroad stretches from miami to key west. The overseas highway the southernmost leg of u s. 82899 old highway florida keys fl 2 beds bds.