Named after an unexpected encounter by workers building Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway. MM 108 - Jewfish Creek Bridge crosses the Intracoastal Waterway, inside passage for boaters going to the Florida Keys from Biscayne Bay. Read: Florida Rambler story about Gilbert’s Jewfish Creek Bridge (Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau) Follow the ramp on your right, just before the Jewfish Creek Bridge. Recently renovated traditional Keys lodging with a famous tiki bar open to the public. MM 110.8 - KAYAK - Little Blackwater Sound Boat Ramp, bayside. MM 112.5 - Monroe County Line, and where checkpoints are set up during the pandemic and hurricane evacuations. Stop at Alabama Jack’s, a funky outdoor restaurant and dockside bar, just before the bridge. 1 to North Key Largo over the Card Sound Bridge (toll). Perhaps you’ll see an American crocodile.

This wilderness may appear stark, but it’s fascinating. MM 127 - You are leaving Florida City, Gateway to the Keys, for a 20-mile trek across marshes, lagoons and ponds to Key Largo. Those bridges were replaced with modern spans in the 1980s. The state of Florida purchased the right-of-way and began construction of the highway, completing the project in 1938, using the old, narrow-gauge railroad trestles as a roadbed. The railroad served the Keys until 1935, when it was partially destroyed by a Category 5 hurricane. The Overseas Highway was built on the rail bed of Henry Flagler’s Overseas Railroad, which was completed in 1912. Where appropriate, a link may go to independent reviews on TripAdvisor or, which may result in a modest referral commission that support updates to this guide.Ĭopyright © 2022 Florida Rambler Media. Many links go to related FloridaRambler stories. These are courtesy links and are not sponsored and cannot be purchased by advertisers. Listings are selected by editors and links are included for the convenience of travelers. Links in this guide take you to more information about points of interest and businesses. Our Florida Keys Mile Markers Guide is your travel companion, noting historical points of interest, restaurants, lodging, campgrounds, dive shops, parks and beaches, boat ramps, kayak launches and things to do in the Florida Keys.īookmark this page on your mobile devices for reference on your next trip to the Florida Keys. The Overseas Highway is integral to your Keys adventure as you pass over calm, turquoise waters through a paradise of palm-studded subtropical islands.

The scenic Overseas Highway is the spine of the Florida Keys, the lifeblood of a 113-mile chain of islands to which 3 million visitors flock every year.

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