Key West Extension
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Key West Extension is the historic segment of the Florida East Coast Railway that extended the line over a series of bridges and viaducts from mainland Florida to Key West.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Key West Extension canonical | 2 |
| Florida East Coast Railway Key West Extension | 1 |
| Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic railroad extension
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Overseas Extension
ⓘ
Overseas Railroad ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Florida Keys development
ⓘ
Henry Flagler ⓘ |
| builder |
Florida East Coast Railway (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Florida East Coast Railway
|
| builtFor |
Florida East Coast Railway (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Florida East Coast Railway
|
| closureCause | damage from 1935 Labor Day hurricane ⓘ |
| connects |
Key West, Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
Key West
Miami metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Miami area
|
| constructionEnd | 1912 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1905 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Straits of Florida
ⓘ
more than 40 bridges ⓘ |
| engineeringChallenge | construction over open ocean and shallow reefs ⓘ |
| follows | Florida Keys ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic engineering landmark ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Progressive Era
ⓘ
surface form:
Progressive Era United States
|
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | vision of Henry Flagler ⓘ |
| lengthApprox | about 128 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Florida ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Key West, Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
Key West
|
| notableStructure |
Old Seven Mile Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Mile Bridge (railroad)
|
| opened | 1912 ⓘ |
| openedBy |
Florida East Coast Railway (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Florida East Coast Railway
|
| openedDuring | Henry Flagler era of FEC ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Florida East Coast Railway (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Florida East Coast Railway
|
| partiallyConvertedTo | Overseas Highway ⓘ |
| partOf |
Florida East Coast Railway (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Florida East Coast Railway
|
| routeThrough |
Big Pine Key
ⓘ
Islamorada ⓘ Key Largo ⓘ Lower Keys ⓘ Marathon ⓘ |
| served |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
| significance | linked mainland Florida to Key West by rail for the first time ⓘ |
| status | closed to railroad traffic ⓘ |
| strategicRole | improved access to Caribbean and Latin American trade routes ⓘ |
| terminus |
Key West, Florida
ⓘ
Florida Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
mainland Florida
|
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usesStructureType |
bridges
ⓘ
embankments ⓘ viaducts ⓘ |
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Subject: Key West Extension Description of subject: Key West Extension is the historic segment of the Florida East Coast Railway that extended the line over a series of bridges and viaducts from mainland Florida to Key West.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Overseas Railroad
this entity surface form:
Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway
this entity surface form:
Florida East Coast Railway Key West Extension