Overseas Highway

Welcome to the mainland terminus of U.S. Route One, specifically the legendary stretch known internationally as the Overseas Highway. …

We have crossed the Jewfish Creek Bridge, officially leaving the mainland and entering Key Largo, the longest and most substantial island in the archipelago. Here, the Overseas Highway acts as a spine running through a relatively…

As the mile markers drop into the eighties, we enter Islamorada, a municipality famously branded as the 'Village of Islands.' This specific stretch of the Overseas Highway highlights the profound intersection of maritime culture…

We are now traversing the municipality of Marathon, which serves as the commercial and logistical hub of the Middle Keys. The Overseas Highway widens here, and the environment assumes a slightly more industrial and residential…

Having successfully navigated the Seven Mile Bridge, we immediately make landfall on Little Duck Key and enter the Lower Keys. The transition is stark. …

The mile markers are now in the single digits. The rural, densely forested environment of the Lower Keys begins to yield to the encroaching infrastructure of our final destination. …

We have finally arrived at the corner of Whitehead and Fleming Streets in historic Key West. Here stands a simple, unassuming green and white traffic sign that marks the absolute terminus of our journey: Mile Marker Zero. …