Key West is a small island – about 4 miles long and less than 2 miles wide – located at the westernmost tip of the Florida Keys chain. It's connected to the Florida peninsula by U.S. Highway 1 ...

Leapfrogging from one key to the next over 42 bridges, the Overseas Highway is an engineering marvel with a railroad past that connects mainland Florida and Key West. But travelers beelining to Mile ...

Florida Keys ... of the Overseas Highway. Extensive damage from the hurricane put an end to a railroad dating back to 1912, the first direct, over-island route to Key West.