Name/Title
Knights Key Bridge, Between the Mainland of Florida and Key WestEntry/Object ID
2016.22.0834Description
Postcard depicting an Overseas Railway train crossing the Seven Mile Bridge with Pigeon Key below. The caption reads, ‘Knights Key Bridge, F.E.C. RY. Over-Sea Extension, Between the Mainland of Florida and Key West.' Notation on verso, 'Stretching almost seven miles across the open sea, this is the longest bridge in the F.E.C. Ry.'s Over-Sea Extension between the mainland of Florida and Key West. It consists of steel deck girders anchored on huge concrete piers. In this bridge there are 316 eighty-foot spans. 19 sixty-foot spans, finished off with 210 fifty-three foot concrete arches at the south end.'Subject Person/Organization
Florida East Coast RailwaySubject Place
City
Pigeon KeyCounty
MonroeState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
Florida East Coast Railway Collection (Overseas Railway Extension)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationPostcard Details
Postcard Type
White Border (1915-1930)Place Published
City
MilwaukeeState/Province
WisconsinCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
circa 1912 - circa 1935Place Printed
Country
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPhotographer
Florida East Coast RailwayDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionCondition
Grade 3 Very Good