Can you walk the new 7 Mile bridge?

The bridge re-opened after restoration on 1-12-2022. 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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Visiting the Old Seven Mile Bridge There is a little street parking on the other side of US 1, just beyond the Sunset Grille and Raw Bar. What makes this parking viable is that there is now a scenic walkway under the highway between that restaurant and the park at the base of the Old Seven Mile Bridge.

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Fun Bridge Facts Does the large hole in the bridge next to Pigeon Key have you wondering? It used to be a swing bridge to pass boats through and now that the bridge no longer operates, there is a gigantic hole! The actual length of the bridge is technically only 6.765-miles long - not seven!

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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.

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“Do you have to pay to get onto seven mile beach? Or is this a public beach you can just go walking on?” No, it is free.

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It's quite a famous bridge having appeared in a lot of movies, with a starring role in action thrillers like Licence to Kill, True Lies, The Haunted Mansion, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Mission Impossible III, I Am Number Four and Leverage. The Florida Keys' Seven Mile Bridge looks as impressive on film as it does in real life.

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The Old Seven was originally constructed in early 1900 as part of Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway's Key West Extension, also known as the Overseas Railroad. In the early 1980's this old bridge was no longer used for vehicular traffic when the new bridge was constructed.

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