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.

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Old Seven Mile Bridge canonical 1
Seven Mile Bridge (railroad) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former highway bridge
historic bridge
alsoKnownAs Old Seven
bypassedBy modern Seven Mile Bridge
carried U.S. Route 1 (historic alignment)
linked to: U.S. Route 1
connects Knight’s Key
Little Duck Key
convertedToRoadway 1930s
country United States
crosses Moser Channel
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
Monroe County, Florida
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
parallelTo modern Seven Mile Bridge
partOf Overseas Highway (historic alignment)
linked to: Overseas Highway
providesAccessTo Pigeon Key
region Lower Florida Keys
linked to: Lower Keys
reopenedToPublic January 2022
roadTrafficClosed 1982
safetyUse emergency access route for Pigeon Key
totalOriginalLength approximately 7 miles
underwentMajorRestoration 2017–2022

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Seven Mile Bridge parallelStructure Old Seven Mile Bridge
Key West Extension notableStructure Seven Mile Bridge (railroad)
linked to: Old Seven Mile Bridge