Bridge Construction on the Overseas Highway
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Material Information

Title:
Bridge Construction on the Overseas Highway
Series Title:
Claude Matlack Photograph Collection
Creator:
Matlack, Claude Carson ( Photographer )
Publication Date:
Physical Description:
1 black and white photographic print
Physical Location:
Filed by number in Matlack Collection, 8x10 prints series.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Bridges
Seven Mile Bridge
Florida Keys (Fla.)
United States Highway 1 Overseas Highway (Florida Keys, Fla.)
Genre:
Photographs
Spatial Coverage:
Florida--Florida Keys
Coordinates:
24.6670875 x -81.5831421

Notes

Abstract:
Shows widening of railroad bridge to accommodate automobiles. Seven Mile Bridge or Long Key Viaduct. Opened in 1938, the Overseas Highway is a 127.5 mile long road carrying U.S. Route 1 through the Florida Keys. The highway was built over the roadbed and bridges of the FEC Railway Oversea Extension, which had been destroyed in 1935. ( en )
General Note:
From the Claude Matlack Photograph Collection at HistoryMiami. Collection No. HMA0362.

Record Information

Source Institution:
HistoryMiami Museum
Holding Location:
HistoryMiami Museum
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
Matlack 247-13 ( HistoryMiami )
FI22091553