Old Florida Keys Bridge Opens Back to Pedestrians, Cyclisters

Marathon: 110-year-old Florida key bridge segment reopened with pedestrians and cyclists on Wednesday after a $ 44 million restoration project.
Rehabilitation construction in the range of 2.2 km (3.5 km) from the old seven miles bridge starts at the end of 2017.
“What makes the project challenging is that it is a historic bridge, and we have to restore the bridge to the same aesthetic fabric as the original, “Said the Tony Sabbag project manager, the Florida transport contractor department.
Dubbed “seven seven,” the bridge was completed in 1912 as part of the key Florida Henry Flagler over-Sea, which connects the key to each other and Florida.
The range is the gateway to the historic pigeon key, a small island underneath which has been accommodated 400 train workers.
In 1938, the train bridge was converted to bring a car.
In 1982, the new Seven Mile Bridge, actually 6.79 miles (10.9 kilometers), debuted beside the historic, which ranges of steel swing which facilitated sea traffic between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mexican Bay had been deleted.
Retired “old seven” became a popular recreation area and appeared in several films including “true lies,” 1994 action comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis.
The cutting ceremony of the ribbon late Wednesday will be the Moment of a 30-year agreement crown, $ 77 million inwent in 2013 between Monroe County, Marathon City and the Florida Transportation Department.
The agreement was funded by recovery and maintenance to preserve the iconic landmarks listed on the national list of historical places.
“The old seven mile bridge is important for the key, key history and bridge to reach Key Pigeon,” said the Roman administrator Administrator Monroe.
Restoration includes improved structural steel repairs and bridges, new decking, pedestrian grip and other bicycles and additional devices.