Overseas Railroad (historic)

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historic railroad railway line

The Overseas Railroad was an early 20th-century extension of the Florida East Coast Railway that famously connected mainland Florida to Key West via a series of long bridges across the Florida Keys.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic railroad → railway line →
alsoKnownAs	Key West Extension → Overseas Extension →
builder	Florida East Coast Railway →
connects	Key West → mainland Florida →
constructionEnd	1912 →
constructionMethod	extensive use of concrete viaducts → steel truss bridges →
constructionStart	1905 →
country	United States →
crosses	Florida Keys → Straits of Florida →
damageEvent	1935 Labor Day Hurricane →
destroyedBy	Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 →
developer	Henry Flagler →
enabled	rail access to deep-water port at Key West →
era	early 20th century →
gauge	standard gauge →
heritageStatus	portions listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places →
infrastructureReuse	railroad bridges converted to highway bridges →
length	about 128 miles →
locatedIn	Florida → Florida Keys →
notableFor	engineering challenges → hurricane-prone environment → long bridges over open ocean →
notableStructure	Seven Mile Bridge →
openingDate	1912 →
operatedBy	Florida East Coast Railway →
owner	Florida East Coast Railway →
partOf	Florida East Coast Railway →
passesThrough	Big Pine Key → Key Largo → Marathon →
primaryPurpose	freight service → passenger service →
regionServed	Monroe County, Florida NERFINISHED →
reusedAs	Overseas Highway →
servedIndustry	shipping connections to Cuba → tourism →
serviceEnd	1935 →
startPoint	near Homestead, Florida →
status	defunct →
terminus	Key West → Miami →
trackGauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Florida Keys →	hasTransportationInfrastructure