<img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-40752" src="https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/iStock-846756296.jpeg" alt="" width="100%" height="auto" srcset="https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/iStock-846756296.jpeg 1000w, https://www.moldychum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/iStock-846756296-300x194.jpeg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Aerial view along the seven-mile bridge of US1 to the Florida keys</figcaption>

Traveling from Miami to the island of Key West, Florida, hasn’t always been the carefree drive it is today. In the early part of the 20th Century, the only way to make the journey to the southernmost point in the continental US was a day-long boat ride, and that was dependent on weather and tides.

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Traveling from Miami to the island of Key West, Florida, hasn’t always been the carefree drive it is today. In the early part of the ...{ai:summary}<p>A trip from Miami to Key West was once only possible by boat, now the journey is a breeze thanks to US1 along the seven-mile bridge. #travel #history</p>

The Overseas Highway

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