The original railway bridge built in 1900 by Henry Flagler to take people down to Key West was seven miles and it was damaged in a 1935 hurricane that killed 400 people. (The explosion was done on an 80-foot model.) In 1985, the original Seven Mile Bridge, on the right, was bypassed by a new bridge, on the left. Old Seven Mile Bridge: 7 mile bridge is open - See 660 traveler reviews, 215 candid photos, and great deals for Marathon, FL, at TripAdvisor. The project is located in Key West and Marathon, Monroe County, Florida, USA.This structure was built using the method segmental construction. The original Knights Key Bridge is now known as the Old Seven Mile Bridge and is a 2.2-mile span that links Marathon to Pigeon Key. Enjoy walking or biking the old Seven Mile Bridge? Entrance to old 7 mile bridge. Our Mission. The work camp for the men who built the Old Seven Mile Bridge 100 years ago is on Pigeon Key, and the entire island is now a museum. The Labor Day hurricane of 1935 destroyed much of the Overseas Railroad and put an end to rail travel in the Keys. This is the old 7 mile bridge in the Florida Keys. Now, the 2.4 mile stretch is in danger of demolition. The old seven mile bridge was closed in 1982 but still stands as a testament to Henry Flagler and his vision of an overseas railroad. The old bridge and park is closed. The Seven Mile Bridge is part of the Overseas Highway. It is a famous bridge in the Florida Keys and connects the Middle Keys to the Lower Keys and is among the longest bridges in existence when it was built. Seven Mile Bridge is a road bridge, box girder bridge and prestressed concrete bridge that was built from 1979 until 1982. The Seven Mile Bridge is a bridge in the Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, United States.It connects Knight's Key (part of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys. The Mile Long Bridge is a critical piece of infrastructure to the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) corridor as it carries drivers over two major railroads, three water resources and local roads, and over a major distribution center for UPS and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway. Among the longest bridges in existence when it was built, it is part of the Overseas Highway in the Keys, which is part of the 2,369-mile (3,813 km) U.S. Route 1. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has begun a bridge repair and rehabilitation project along State Road (SR) 5/US 1/Overseas Highway/Old Seven Mile Bridge from Knights Key MM 46.8 to Pigeon Key MM 44.6 in Monroe County. ... 7 mile bridge, Seven Miles Bridge, traffic facility, structure, construction, outside. 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