Seven Mile Bridge Overseas Highway

Name/Title

Seven Mile Bridge Overseas Highway

Entry/Object ID

2024.24.0015

Description

Postcard of Seven Mile Bridge, the longest span of the Overseas Highway on the way to Key West. Fla. Also depicting the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. In 1937 the Overseas Road and Bridge Commission acquired 40 miles of abandoned railroad viaducts and roadbed. These have been converted into highway bridges and a magnificent roadway which stretches for miles over the open sea to Key West, the southernmost city in the U.S.

Collection

Postcard Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Linen (1930-1945)

Printer

Gulf Stream Card & Distributing Company

Place Printed

City

Miami

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in