Pigeon Key Historic District

Pigeon Key Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Southern part of Pigeon Key, viewed from the old Seven Mile Bridge
Location	Monroe County, Florida
Nearest city	Islamorada
Coordinates	24°42′14″N 81°9′19″W / 24.70389°N 81.15528°WCoordinates: 24°42′14″N 81°9′19″W / 24.70389°N 81.15528°W
Area	50 acres (20 ha)
NRHP Reference #	90000443
Added to NRHP	March 16, 1990

The Pigeon Key Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on March 16, 1990) located on Pigeon Key in Florida. The district is off U.S. 1 at mile marker 45. It contains 11 historic buildings and 3 structures. Although the old Seven Mile Bridge crosses over the island, it and its exit ramp to the island were closed in 2008. Since then, access has been by ferry or private watercraft only,^[1] but in 2014 FDOT approved a $77 million plan to restore it.^[2]

Gallery

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  Partial view of Pigeon Key. The old Seven Mile Bridge is shown crossing the island in the background. The exit ramp is shown to the left.
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  Pigeon Key, from the east. Old Seven Mile Bridge on right, new one on left
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  Assistant bridge tender's house
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  Old bridge and foreman's house
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  Ramp that comes off old bridge
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  Under ramp that comes off old bridge
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  Old bridge
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  Old bridge

Popular Feature

This place was featured at the 18th season finale (the finishing line) of the hit-reality series, The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business.

References

1. Toppino, Nancy (2008-11-18). Florida Keys and Key West. Globe Pequot Press. p. 271. ISBN 9780762748716. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
2. Elaine, Glusac (2014-04-03). "In the Keys, New Plans for an Old Bridge". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-01-17.

External links

• Monroe County listings at National Register of Historic Places