The southernmost section of U.S. Route 1 that travels through the Florida Keys is known today as the Overseas Highway. This 113-mile stretch is famous for its 42 bridges connecting the various islands, including the iconic Seven Mile Bridge. Before it was a continuous car road, the path through the Keys was dominated by the Florida East Coast Railway's remarkable Over-Sea Railroad. Millionaire Henry Flagler completed this "railroad that goes to sea" in 1912, connecting Key West to the mainland.

The Overseas Highway (U.S. Route 1) is one of the most breathtaking roads in the United States. Stretching about 113 miles from Miami to Key West, it leaps across the Florida Keys using 42 bridges that skim the surface of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. #documentary #documentaryfilm #storytelling #jayveescars #geography | Denis Karori

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