Virginia Key | |
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 Virginia Key Beach in Miami in 2004 | |
 Virginia Key in Miami | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Miami-Dade County |
| City | Miami |
| Government | |
| • City of Miami Commissioner | Marc Sarnoff |
| • Miami-Dade Commissioners | Carlos A. Giménez |
| • House of Representatives | Carlos Lopez-Cantera (R) and Luis García Jr. (R) |
| • State Senate | Gwen Margolis (D) |
| • U.S. House | Maria Elvira Salazar (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.35 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 (EST) |
| ZIP Code | 33149 |
| Area code(s) | 305, 786 |
| Virginia Key | |
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 Virginia Key railroad at the park | |
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| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Virginia Key, Miami, Florida, United States |
| Area | 863 acres (3.49 km2) |
| Created | 1945 |
| Operated by | City of Miami |
| Website | Virginia Key Beach Park |
Virginia Key Beach Park | |
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| Location | Virginia Key, Miami |
| Coordinates | 25°44′11″N 80°9′20″W / 25.73639°N 80.15556°W |
| Built | 1945 |
| Architectural style | Masonry |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000681[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 28, 2002 |
Virginia Key is an 863-acre (3.49 km2) barrier island in Miami, Florida. It is located in Biscayne Bay south of Brickell and north of Key Biscayne and is accessible from the mainland via the Rickenbacker Causeway.
The island is mainly occupied by the Virginia Key Beach Park, Miami Seaquarium, Miami-Dade's Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Other facilities include the former Miami Marine Stadium, the National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center, and an office of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.