I-Overseas Highway, umlenze ongaseningizimu ye-US Highway 1 futhi ngezinye izikhathi obizwa ngokuthi "Umgwaqo Oya Olubomvu" kuyisimanga samanje. Umgwaqo, olandela umzila owawuqale ngo-1912 nguHenry Flagler waseFlorida East Coast Railroad, usuka eMiami waya eNew West . I-Condé Nast Traveler ibiza uhambo phansi lo mgwaqo omkhulu "i-Perfect Florida Keys Road Trip."
Usuku lwezeMisebenzi ka-1935 lubhubhisa kakhulu ingqalasizinda yesitimela ngasemgwaqweni, okwenze ukuba isitimela siphelile ukusebenza.
Ukwakhiwa komgwaqo omkhulu kwaqala ngonyaka noma ngaphezulu. Isisekelo sawo sasihlanganisa ezinye zezindlela zokuhamba zesitimela kanye nomgodla we-coral wezinkinobho ngabanye namakholomu akhiwe ngokukhethekile.
Lapho kugcwaliswa ngo-1938, umgwaqo omkhulu wabonisa ukuqala kwe-adventure emangalisayo yomshayeli wemoto waseNyakatho Melika, owayengakwazi ukuhamba amakhilomitha angu-113 emgwaqweni futhi adlule amabhuloho angu-42 ukuba ahambe esuka eMami ukuya eningizimu yeChiye West . Ngo-1982, amabhuloho angu-37 ashintshwe ngezithuba ezibanzi, kuhlanganise ne-Seven Mile Bridge eMarathon eyaziwayo.
Ngo-2002 iFlorida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail yanezelwa, efaka i-Grassy Key Bikeway. Ama-marker miles (MM) 54.5 kuya ku-58.5, i-Grassy Key Bikeway engamamitha ayisishiyagalolunye avulekile futhi anikezwe ucingo lwesitimela esitshalaliswayo kanye nama-bollards okuvimbela ukufinyelela kwezimoto.
I-Heritage Trail yindlela yokuzilibazisa ehamba phambili emabhokisini omgwaqo we-Flagler kanye naseDorway Department of Transportation kwesokudla lapho ihamba khona phakathi kwe-bay side kanye nolwandle.
Ukusuka ku-MM 106.5 kuya ku-MM 0, umzila uhlanganisa amakhanda okuhumusha okuchaza izikhangisi nezinye izindawo zomphakathi ekuphumeni nasekuphumeni kwe-US Highway 1 - kanye namabhentshi, ukukhishwa kwebhayisikili ebhishi kanye nesibonakaliso sekholomu emgodini ngebalazwe le-Overseas Heritage Trail.
Namuhla, abashayeli bangahamba ngomgwaqo omkhulu ngamahora angaphansi kwama-4 avela eMiami.
Kodwa-ke, abashayeli kufanele bavumele isikhathi sokuzwa ubuhle bemvelo bendawo eguquguqukayo yezilwandle nehlane elikude nomgwaqo, kanye nelanga elihle kakhulu nokushona kwelanga.
Okuphakanyisiwe Kuyeka
- Ungaqali uhambo lwakho lulambile. Zama i-fritters ye-conch e-Alabama Jack e-Key Largo, lapho kungekho khona ukudla okunesidlo sasolwandle okukhishwa khona endaweni yabo yomgwaqo.
- Kuphela kuze kube nesidla? Ubani ongamelana nengxenye epholile ye-Key Lime Pie? Zama ucezu kuMakhelwane Mac Kitchen, futhi utholakala ku-Key Largo.
- Uma ungathanda ukwelula imilenze yakho futhi ungakhathazeki ngemali yokungenisa okuthobekile, yima eMlandweni weDiving Museum e-Islamorada, lapho uzothola khona izinto zokuzulazula futhi ufunde kabanzi mayelana nesifiso sesintu sokuhlola ngaphansi kolwandle.
- Isikhathi uhambo lwakho phansi noma emuva ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni noma kwesikhashana sokumisa e-dinter-era diner eMarathon, i-Wooden Spoon, lapho uzothola khona inkonzo enobungane nezidlo ezinhle kakhulu.
- Ayikho idrayivu eya eNew West eseqedile ngaphandle kokumisa eBhuloho elidumile laseBahia Honda, elihamba eduze nomgwaqo omkhulu. Iyingxenye ye-Bahia Honda State Park esekelwe ku-Big Pine Key.
Amathiphu Wokushayela Umgwaqo Omkhulu Wase-Overseas
- Qaphela umkhawulo wejubane, njengoba ziguquguquka. Futhi, ungasheshi. Umgwaqo omkhulu uhambele kahle futhi uhlolwe ngabamengameli basekhaya kanye ne-Florida Highway Patrol.
- Yeqa umgwaqo omkhulu uma unesineke emotweni. Naphezu kwemikhawulo yejubane ka-45-55, umgwaqo uvame ukuhamba kancane ngoba kukhona abashayeli abahambayo futhi beshiya umgwaqo omkhulu njalo.