You can walk, bike or rollerblade the approximately 2.2 miles to Pigeon Key on the bridge and enjoy the amazing views. In the Florida Keys, there is no name better known than Henry Flagler who built the world-famous Oversea Railway in the early 1900's.
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The small, 5-acre island of Pigeon Key lies beneath the Old Seven Mile Bridge. Originally housing over 400 workmen from 1908 to 1912, the island was eventually abandoned and remained deserted until the restoration began years later.
The Seven Mile Bridge is a bridge in the Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It connects Knight's Key in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys.
Near the center, the bridge rises in an arc to provide 65-foot (20 m)-high clearance for boat passage. The remainder of the bridge is considerably closer to the water surface.
It's part of the scenic Overseas Highway. It's a 2-lane bridge causeway -one lane each way- . Stretching out into the open sea, it's one of the longest bridges in the world. For good reason too, it makes a spectacular landmark as it stretches out over the blue sea below.
It connects Knight's Key (part of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys. Among the longest bridges in existence when it was built, it is part of the Overseas Highway in the Keys, which is part of the 2,369-mile (3,813 km) U.S. Route 1.
While Key Largo is undoubtedly the prettiest of all the Florida Keys, it's also one that's home to plenty of activities for the avid beachgoer. With scenic views like this, it would be tough not to fall in love with such a beachside beauty!
The Seven Mile Bridge is 6.765 miles long and 38 feet wide, with a clearance of 65 feet. The design used with precast concrete, as a segmented box girder bridge. The main beams are made up of girders shaped into a hollow box.