Overseas Highway and Railway Bridges | |
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| Location | Bridges on U.S. 1 between Long and Conch Key, Knight and Little Duck Key, and Bahia Honda and Spanish Key, Florida Keys, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 24°42′42″N 81°7′23″W / 24.71167°N 81.12306°W |
| Area | 30.2 acres (12.2 ha) |
| Built | 1905–1912 |
| Architect | Florida East Coast Railway; Overseas Highway & Toll Bridge Comm. |
| Architectural style | Arch, Girder & Truss Spans |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000684[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 13, 1979 |
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. Work on the line started in 1905[2] and it operated from 1912 to 1935, when it was partially destroyed by the Labor Day Hurricane. Some of the remaining infrastructure was used for the Overseas Highway.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Born GW (2003)Historic Florida Keys: an illustrated history of Key West & the Keys, HPN Books P47