The Bahia Honda Bridge is an
abandoned and rapidly deteriorating railroad bridge at Bahia Honda State Park in
the Florida Keys. The derelict bridge connecting Bahia Honda Key with Spanish
Harbor Key. It was originally part of the Overseas Railway that the state of Florida
purchased from the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) after the
1935 Labor Day Hurricane. It was converted
for automobile use as part of the construction of the Overseas Highway in 1938. The
bridge was part of the Overseas Highway until its replacement Bahia Honda
Bridge was opened in 1972. Two
spans of the bridge were removed to accommodate boat traffic later and form the
water entrance to the Bahia Honda Marina. I hear people being scared of crossing the now existing bridges, but can you imagine crossing this one? ;o)
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| Road Deck of the Bahia Honda Bridge today, note the painted centerlines still there. |
