A major connection between mainland Florida and the Florida Keys, the current edition of Card Sound Bridge is a high-rise toll causeway connecting southern Miami-Dade County and northern Monroe County. It is one of only two ways that motorists can leave or enter the Florida Keys (the other is US 1). Toll for automobiles is $1.50, which is waived upon evacuating the Keys for hurricanes or in instances in which US 1 is impassable. State nickname: Sunshine State Official languages English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 17. ... Palm trees in Islamorada The Florida Keys is an archipelago or cluster of about 1700 islands in the extreme southeast of the United States. ... A high-speed toll booth on SR 417 near Orlando, Florida A toll gate on the Sayama bypass (Saitama prefectural road 397) in Japan A toll gate on the Dom Pedro I Highway near the city of Itatiba, Brazil A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which... In modern usage, a causeway is a road elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. ... County slogan: Delivering Excellence Every Day Location of county in the state of Florida County Seat Miami, Florida Area  - Total  - Water 6,297 km² (2,431 mi²) 1,257 km² (485 mi²) 19. ... Location in the state of Florida Formed 1823 Seat Key West Area  - Total  - Water 9,679 km² (3,737 mi²) 7,097 km² (2,740 mi²) 73. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS {{{browse}}} United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ...

The primary responsibility for operating Card Sound Bridge lies with Monroe County, but maintenance of the bridge itself is shared between Monroe County and the Florida Department of Transportation. The bridge itself is on Card Sound Road, constructed by then-Dade County in 1926 for the original Card Sound Bridge. The Florida Department of Transportation, or FDOT, is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida[1]. // Achievements In 1974, FDOT completed Floridas Turnpike, a 450-mile system of limited access toll highways. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The first Card Sound Bridges

Like the Overseas Highway, the history of Card Sound Bridge begins with the Overseas Railway - although at no time was the bridge part of Henry M. Flagler's plans. The concept of an Overseas Highway (then called "Overseas Road") began with the Miami Motor Club in 1921.[1] At that time, southern Florida was undergoing a land boom, and the club wanted to attract new tourists to an easily-reached fishing area. In addition, the real estate interests wanted access to thousands of acres of wilderness in the Upper Keys to develop and sell. The Matecumbe Keys toll booth on June 21, 1938. ... Florida East Coast Railway, Key West Extension, express train at sea, crossing Long Key Viaduct, Florida. ... Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was a United States tycoon, real estate promoter, railroad developer and Rockefeller partner. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Bob Marshall Wilderness, Montana, United States Wilderness is land that has not been significantly modified by direct or indirect human activity. ...

Commissioners from Dade and Monroe Counties agreed to build a highway connecting Florida City to Key Largo. They preferred to build it alongside the Overseas Railroad, which was completed in 1912; commercial interests and motorists attending the joint meeting expressed a preference for a road extending to the southeast, to Card Sound, instead. In 1922, Monroe County residents approved the issuance of $300,000 of bonds for a new bridge; under an agreement with their Monroe brethren, Dade County officials would oversee the construction of an 11-mile-long Card Sound Road to the wooden drawbridge. Florida City is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... Key Largo is a census-designated place and town located in Monroe County, Florida, located on an island of the same name in the upper Florida Keys. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Drawbridge crossing fortification ditches at Fort Ticonderoga. ...

Construction of both the road and the drawbridge went slowly. The money ran out in 1925 and Monroe County voters were asked to approve the issuance of $2.6 million in bonds in early 1926. The vote -- passing the measure with only two dissenting votes -- enabled construction to continue. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... In finance, a bond is a debt security, that is the issuer owes the holders a debt and is obliged to pay the principal and interest (the coupon), together with other obligations under the term of the issue, such as the obligation to give certain information. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The swing span drawbridge and road were both nearly ready for opening when, on September 18, 1926 a major hurricane seriously damaged both. [2][3] The bridge was redesigned and rebuilt, raising the water clearance from five feet to nine feet to accommodate storm surge.[4] On January 25, 1928, the 2800 foot, wooden, Card Sound Bridge was finally opened to traffic. A swing bridge is a bridge that has its primary structural support at or near to its center, about which it can then pivot horizontally. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 1926 Miami Hurricane (or Great Miami Hurricane or the Big Blow) was a destructive and intense hurricane that battered Miami, Florida in 1926. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Florida State Road 4A and US 1

When Card Sound Bridge was opened, the Florida State Road Department (the predecessor to the Florida Department of Transportation), extended the Florida State Road 4A designation from downtown Homestead to Key West (prior to this, SR 4A went from the intersection of present-day US 1 and US 41 in Miami to Homestead), even though there was still a 40-mile gap in the road between Lower Matecumbe Key and No Name Key. [5] The Florida Department of Transportation, or FDOT, is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida[1]. // Achievements In 1974, FDOT completed Floridas Turnpike, a 450-mile system of limited access toll highways. ... Homestead is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA nestled between Biscayne National Park and Everglades National Park. ... Key West buoy marking the Southernmost point in the continental United States is located in Key West, Florida, at the end of U.S. Highway 1. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS {{{browse}}} United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... The Tamiami Trail is the southernmost 275 miles of U.S. Highway 41 from Florida State Road 60 in Tampa to US 1 (SR 5) in Miami, Florida. ... Downtown Miami as seen from Watson Island The Magic City, The American Riviera, The Sixth Borough Location of Miami in Miami-Dade County in the state of Florida Founded 1896 County Miami-Dade County City Government Style Mayor-Council Mayor Manuel “Manny” Diaz (R) Area  - Total  - Water 55. ... No Name Key is located in the Lower Keys. ...

After the Great Labor Day Hurricane destroyed sections of the Overseas Railroad on September 3, 1935, the State of Florida bought the remnants for $640,000 and proceeded to construct road bridges on top of the railroad trestles. The "Oversea Highway" was completed and opened (as a toll road) on March 29, 1938. The following year, US 1 was extended from Miami over Card Sound to Key West. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A high-speed toll booth on SR 417 near Orlando, Florida A toll gate on the Sayama bypass (Saitama prefectural road 397) in Japan A toll gate on the Dom Pedro I Highway near the city of Itatiba, Brazil A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Decline and fall of the wooden drawbridge

World War II triggered a sequence of events that diminished the importance and usefulness of Card Sound Bridge. In 1941, a water pipeline was constructed from the Everglades to Key Largo along the old railroad right-of-way; the following year, a new roadway was constructed beside the pipeline, and US 1 was rerouted along the new highway (locally known as the "18 Mile Stretch"). In addition to shortening the route by 13 miles, it enabled motorists to avoid the wooden bridges in northern Key Largo - including Card Sound. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... An Anhinga perched on the boardwalk railing Everglades is also the name of a city in Collier County, Florida. ...

A 1944 fire seriously damaged Card Sound's drawbridge [6], which was subsequently removed to prevent its further use; a 1947 hurricane and additional fires caused Monroe County officials to remove the Card Sound Bridge completely. 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The return of Card Sound Bridge

In the two decades after the removal of the Card Sound wooden drawbridge, various schemes to increase access between the Keys and mainland Florida came and went. A 22-mile-long bridge from Cape Sable to No Name Key didn't succeed due to the establishment of Everglades National Park; a monorail from Miami to Cape Sable to Key West met the same fate. [7] Cape Sable, Florida is the southern most point of the US mainland and mainland Florida. ... Everglades National Park preserves the southern portion of the Everglades (all south of Tamiami Trail), but represents only 20 % of the original wetland area. ... H-Bahn Dortmund Tama-Monorail (Japan) A monorail is a transit system, resembling a metro or railroad with a track nominally consisting of a single rail (actually a beam), as opposed to the traditional track with two parallel rails. ...

In the 1960s a plan to connect Key Biscayne to northern Key Largo by way of Elliott Key almost took root as officials from Dade and Monroe Counties differed on the division of toll revenues. In the meantime, the United States Department of the Interior started purchasing land in Biscayne Bay with an eye toward creating a new National Park. The 1968 formation of Biscayne National Monument (which became Biscayne National Park in 1980) hastened the demise of the "Islandia plan" (named after a sparsely-populated municipality on Elliott Key), but one component of the proposal survived: a new 65-foot-high causeway to be the new Card Sound Bridge. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Map of Key Biscayne Key Biscayne is a village located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... Elliott Key is the northernmost of the true Florida Keys (those keys which are ancient coral reefs lifted above the present sea level), and the largest key north of Key Largo (island). ... The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally-owned land. ... Biscayne Bay separates Miami on the mainland from Miami Beach on the barrier islands of the Atlantic Ocean coast of Florida. ... Yosemite National Park in the United States. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Biscayne National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southern Florida, due east of Homestead, FL. The park preserves Biscayne Bay, one of the top scuba diving areas in the United States. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... In modern usage, a causeway is a road elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. ...

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SR 905's definition in 1945

The new causeway was completed and open to traffic in 1969. Card Sound Road became Florida State Road 905, a FDOT designation which was modified to SR S-905 in the mid-1970s. In the early 1980s, Card Sound Road was transferred to county maintenance in both Dade and Monroe Counties, although the stretch on northern Key Largo between the Card Sound Bridge and US 1 is still SR 905 in Monroe County ordinances passed in the 2000s. Actually, Miami-Dade County Road 905 and Monroe County Road 905 has its northern terminus at an intersection in Florida City and its southern terminus at Ocean Reef Club in the northern tip of Key Largo; Monroe County Road 905A (also known as Florida State Road 905A) is a spur that follows the old State Road 4A alignment from SR/CR 905 to US 1 to the southwest. Both roads still show FDOT signs indicating State routes on their shoulders. File links The following pages link to this file: Abraham Lincoln Aristotle Ayn Rand Adolf Hitler Al Gore A Modest Proposal Articles of Confederation Arthur Schopenhauer Albert Einstein Amhrán na bhFiann Arthur Conan Doyle Ada programming language Antarctic Treaty System Andrew Jackson Andrew Johnson Adam Smith Bill Clinton Bible... Wikisource – The Free Library – is a Wikimedia project to build a free, wiki library of primary source texts, along with translations of source-texts into any language and other supporting materials. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture Major controversy over U. S. presidential election (November 7-December 13, 2000) September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ...

As of 2005, Card Sound Bridge is traversed by 1900 vehicles daily. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...