Overseas Highway
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The Overseas Highway is a scenic U.S. Route that stretches across the Florida Keys over a series of bridges and causeways, linking the islands to mainland Florida.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miami–Key West extension | 1 |
| Overseas Highway (U.S. Route 1) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Route
ⓘ
highway ⓘ scenic road ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | “Highway that Goes to Sea” ⓘ |
| bridgeCount | over 40 bridges ⓘ |
| connects |
Key West, Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
Key West
Florida Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
mainland Florida
|
| constructionMaterial | concrete bridges ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
series of bridges
ⓘ
series of causeways ⓘ |
| emergencyRole | evacuation route for Florida Keys ⓘ |
| follows | island chain ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | All-American Road ⓘ |
| hasLaneCount | one lane in each direction ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| hazard | hurricane exposure ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 113 miles
ⓘ
approximately 181 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Florida Keys ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Florida Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| northernTerminus | Florida City, Florida ⓘ |
| notableStructure | Seven Mile Bridge ⓘ |
| opened | 1938 ⓘ |
| parallelTo | former Overseas Railroad route ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Scenic Byway
ⓘ
surface form:
National Scenic Byways Program
U.S. Route 1 ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Big Pine Key
ⓘ
Islamorada ⓘ Key Largo ⓘ Marathon, Florida ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
fishing access
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| rebuilt | after 1935 Labor Day Hurricane ⓘ |
| region | Monroe County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | two-lane highway ⓘ |
| routeNumber |
U.S. Route 1
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. 1
|
| scenicView |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Florida Bay ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| southernTerminus | Key West, Florida ⓘ |
| speedLimit | typically 45–55 mph ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | Florida Keys road trip ⓘ |
| usedFor | automobile travel ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Overseas Railroad
this entity surface form:
Miami–Key West extension
this entity surface form:
Overseas Highway (U.S. Route 1)