The I-95 / I-195 / FL 112 split.

The I-95/ I-395 split and stack interchange.

The Miami skyline in the background, approaching the US 41 interchange.

Approaching the southern terminus of I-95.

The southern END! of I-95.

This US 1 trailblazer is the first one to greet you after merging off of I-95.

Construction of a new parallel roadway was going on when I was in the Barnes Sound area.  New northbound lanes were being constructed, and the original roadway was being taken down to it's foundation and reconstructed to serve southbound traffic.

Along with the new dualization project in the Barnes Sound area, a new elevated bridge is being constructed at Jewfish Creek to replace the current 2-lane drawbridge.

A US 1 trailblazer is posted just before the Jewfish Creek drawbridge.

Crossing the Jewfish Creek drawbridge.

Support pilings parallel the current roadway, and will be used to support the new 4-lane elevated bridge crossing Jewfish Creek.

At Channel No. 5 near Long Key, an abandoned section of the original Overseas Highway can be seen.

The original Channel No. 5 crossing, originally constructed to serve the Overseas Railroad, and later converted for use on the Overseas Highway.  This section of the bridge has been severed on both ends, and presently sits abandoned in the channel.

On the other side of the channel, the original crossing featured a refurbished concrete deck, and is currently being used as a fishing pier, like many other of the original Overseas Railroad / Overseas Highway spans.

A section of the original Seven Mile Bridge serves as a fishing pier, a tramway, and a walkway to Pigeon Key.  It is closed to vehicular traffic, and has been so since 1982.

The old and new Seven Mile bridges, side by side.

A shot from the bridge railing.  The railings on this bridge (and a couple of the other abandoned bridges along the route) were constructed by using rails from the Overseas Railroad.  Some of these rails were stamped as being manufactured in Maryland.

Standing on the center line, looking toward Pigeon Key.

Looking down at the shallow turquoise water from the deck.

Pigeon Key.

Looking back to the fishing pier parking lot.  Yes... I walked that entire distance.

Once at Pigeon Key, a now severed and abandoned portion of the original Seven Mile Bridge stands in the water.  You can see how the original railroad spans were expanded and converted to accommodate vehicular traffic.

This section of bridge was also featured in the movie "True Lies" starring Arnold Swartzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis.  In the scene where they are driving on the bridge that is blown up... it is this section of the original Seven Mile Bridge.

The ramp that leads from Pigeon Key to the old bridge.

The old and new.  A gap in the old bridge was the location of a former swing span, and was the section blown up in the movie "True Lies".

The section of the original bridge, abandoned since 1982, shows it's age.  Most of the original railings are falling down or missing... and a tree can be seen growing from the deck at one location.

Farther down the highway is the Bahia Honda State Park, and the location of the original Bahia Honda bridge.  An information marker at the beginning of the foot trail to the old bridge talks about the history of the Florida East Coast Railway.

A section of the now abandond Bahia Honda bridge.  Again, lack of maintenance and the weather have taken it's toll on the old bridge.

A look through the trusses show where the original railroad crossing was located.  Since the width of the trusses was only wide enough to accommodate a single track railway (and barely at that), the bridge deck for the Overseas Highway was constructed on top of the steel trusses.

A short section of the original Bahia Honda bridge has been refurbished and serves as a scenic overlook.

Views of Bahia Honda Key can be seen atop the original Bahia Honda bridge.

A sign on the bridge talks about it's original construction and use.

The roadway to the bridge has been removed, and a foot trail now serves as access.

The massive original Bahia Honda bridge.  Again, the section that is now abandoned has been severed on both sides, and now stands in the middle of the channel.

The southern terminus of US 1 is located in Key West.  US 1 ends here after a 2377 mile journey along the East Coast, starting in Maine at the United States / Canadian border.  The END! banner on the top of the sign is missing, but this sign continues to be the most photographed highway marker in the county.  Several others had just snapped or were about to snap pictures of it while I was there.

On the other side of Fleming Street, an accompanying BEGIN! US 1 shield stands guard.  This sign is also highly photographed.