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.

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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.

Overseas Railroad (historic) alsoKnownAs Key West Extension
subject surface form: Overseas Railroad
Flagler System of railroads and hotels hasPart Key West Extension
this entity surface form: Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway
Overseas Extension alsoKnownAs Key West Extension
Old Bahia Honda Rail Bridge partOf Key West Extension
this entity surface form: Florida East Coast Railway Key West Extension