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This 113-Mile Overseas Highway Connects Florida To The Keys Using 42 Bridges

In the early 1930s, you could take a train to Key West, but you couldn't drive there.

This 113-Mile Overseas Highway Connects Florida To The Keys Using 42 Bridges

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In the early 1930s, you could take a train to Key West, but you couldn't drive there.

Today, the trains are gone, and you can drive to the end of the Keys.

In the early 1930s, you could take a train to Key West, but you couldn't drive there. Today, the trains are gone, and you can drive to the end of the Keys.

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In the early 1930s, you could take a train to Key West, but you couldn't drive there. Today, the trains are gone, and you can drive to the end of the Keys.

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Today, the trains are gone, and you can drive to the end of the Keys.

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