Overseas Highway Long Key Viaduct

Name/Title

Overseas Highway Long Key Viaduct

Entry/Object ID

2024.24.0014

Description

Postcard of Where the Atlantic Meets the Gulf of Mexico, Overseas Highway at Long Key Viaduct. 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

Thomas R. West, Miami, Florida.

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