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