The first bridge linking they Florida Keys to the peninsula was rail bridge built by Henry Flagler and Clarence Coe as part of the Florida East Coast Railway.
After the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 damaged the rail bridge badly, the railroad sold the bridge to the federal government, which repaired and refurbished it as a road bridge.
In 1982 a new bridge was completed, making many of the old spans obsolete.
Parts of the old bridge were retained for some time, and eventually converted for pedestrian use.
This image, taken from the new road bridge making up the highway US 1, shows part of the old span, rusting in the salty sea spray.
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