Virginia Key

Virginia Key
Virginia Key Beach in Miami in 2004
Virginia Key Beach in Miami in 2004
Virginia Key in Miami
Virginia Key in Miami
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyMiami-Dade County
CityMiami
Government
 • City of Miami CommissionerMarc Sarnoff
 • Miami-Dade CommissionersCarlos A. Giménez
 • House of RepresentativesCarlos Lopez-Cantera (R) and Luis García Jr. (R)
 • State SenateGwen Margolis (D)
 • U.S. HouseMaria Elvira Salazar (R)
Area
 • Total1.35 sq mi (3.5 km2)
Time zoneUTC-05 (EST)
ZIP Code
33149
Area code(s)305, 786
Virginia Key
Virginia Key railroad at the park
Map
TypeMunicipal
LocationVirginia Key, Miami, Florida, United States
Area863 acres (3.49 km2)
Created1945 (1945)
Operated byCity of Miami
WebsiteVirginia Key Beach Park
Virginia Key Beach Park
Virginia Key is located in Miami
Virginia Key
Virginia Key is located in Florida
Virginia Key
Virginia Key is located in the United States
Virginia Key
LocationVirginia Key, Miami
Coordinates25°44′11″N 80°9′20″W / 25.73639°N 80.15556°W / 25.73639; -80.15556
Built1945
Architectural styleMasonry
NRHP reference No.02000681[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.