Old Seven Mile Bridge
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Old Seven Mile Bridge is the historic former roadway span in the Florida Keys, now preserved primarily for pedestrian and recreational use alongside the modern Seven Mile Bridge.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seven Mile Bridge (railroad) | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former highway bridge
ⓘ
historic bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Old Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bypassedBy | modern Seven Mile Bridge ⓘ |
| carried | U.S. Route 1 (historic alignment) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Knight’s Key
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Duck Key NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedToRoadway | 1930s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Moser Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentPrimaryUse |
bicycle path
ⓘ
pedestrian bridge ⓘ recreational fishing access ⓘ |
| design | steel and concrete viaduct ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
limited service vehicle access for Pigeon Key
ⓘ
observation and viewing areas ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2.2 miles open to the public ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida Keys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monroe County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Florida Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| notableFor | historic engineering significance in the Overseas Highway ⓘ |
| opened | 1912 ⓘ |
| originalUse | railroad bridge for the Florida East Coast Railway Key West Extension ⓘ |
| owner | State of Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | modern Seven Mile Bridge ⓘ |
| partOf | Overseas Highway (historic alignment) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesAccessTo | Pigeon Key NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lower Florida Keys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopenedToPublic | January 2022 ⓘ |
| roadTrafficClosed | 1982 ⓘ |
| safetyUse | emergency access route for Pigeon Key ⓘ |
| totalOriginalLength | approximately 7 miles ⓘ |
| underwentMajorRestoration | 2017–2022 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Seven Mile Bridge (railroad)