This 113-mile Highway Was Named One of the Most Scenic Road Trips in the U.S.—and It's Nicknamed 'the Road That Floats'

Overseas Highway is America's Scenic Drive through the Florida Keys

Overseas Highway – The Florida Guidebook

The Flagler Overseas Railroad, an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, was a monumental vision that connected the Florida mainland to Key West. Conceived by industrialist Henry Flagler in the early 1900s, it aimed to capitalize on the trade opportunities offered by the upcoming Panama Canal and establish Key West as a major deep-water port. Construction began in 1905, deemed "Flagler's Folly" by skeptics who believed spanning over 100 miles of open water and islands was impossible. It re

The dream of the Bahia Honda Bridge began in 1878, when Henry Flagler took his first trip to Florida. Flagler imagined moving East Florida from backwater region to tourists’ paradise, sparking the onset of a radical economic transformation. The Bahia Honda railroad bridge was built by Henry Flagler as part of the FEC's Overseas Railroad. Opened in 1912, Flagler funded the railway construction between Miami and Key West using his own personal funds. The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 destroyed much