Cape Florida Light and Rickenbacker Causeway Key Biscayne, FL
The Cape Florida Light is a lighthouse on Cape Florida at the south end of Key Biscayne in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Rickenbacker, Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, Cape Florida (Miami)
We drive out the Rickenbacker Causeway (named after WWI flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker who founded Eastern Airlines). Cousin Lisa Simonson of Mobile Alabama is on the phone with us, sharing stories, as I describe and explain what we are seeing.
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The Rickenbacker Causeway is a causeway which connects Miami, Florida, United States to the barrier islands of Virginia Key and Key Biscayne across Biscayne Bay.[2]
Contents
1 Background
2 History
2.1 Cycling
3 References
Background
The Causeway is a toll road, owned and operated by Miami-Dade County. Automobiles traveling southbound from Miami pay a toll of US$2.25[3] as of 2018; northbound traffic is not charged any toll. Tolls are collected via Sunpass; C-Pass transponders or cash are no longer accepted.[4]
Also known as (unsigned) State Road 913[5][6] west of the toll plaza, the causeway's northbound continuation is a flyover ramp with forks to northbound Interstate 95 (unsigned SR 9A) and southbound South Dixie Highway (US 1/unsigned SR 5); the southbound continuation is Crandon Boulevard, which extends roughly five miles through the center of Key Biscayne, terminating near the Cape Florida Lighthouse in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.
Named after Eddie Rickenbacker, the American World War I flying ace and founder and president of Miami-based Eastern Air Lines, the causeway provides access to the Miami Seaquarium, the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, MAST Academy, Virginia Key Park, and Miami Marine Stadium on Virginia Key, and to Crandon Park, the Village of Key Biscayne, and Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on the island of Key Biscayne.
History
Rickenbacker Causeway
Talk of a bridge to Key Biscayne, inspired by the bridges connecting Miami to Miami Beach, started in 1926. The northern two-thirds of Key Biscayne was owned by William John “W.J.” Matheson, who had established a coconut plantation on the island. In February 1926 Matheson entered into an agreement with land developer D. P. Davis to develop and re-sell the northern half of Key Biscayne, including all of what is now Crandon Park and about half of the present Village of Key Biscayne. Later in 1926 the City of Coral Gables incorporated with Key Biscayne included in its boundaries. There were dreams of a bridge to the island, making Key Biscayne the seaside resort for Coral Gables that Miami Beach had become for Miami.
Obstacles to the project soon appeared. In March 1926 the U.S. government auctioned off some lots on Key Biscayne that had been retained when the rest of the island was transferred to the State of Florida. The Mathesons wanted to have clear title to all of their land, and determined to outbid other interested parties for the land. They ended up paying US$58,055 for a total of 6.84 acres (2.77 hectares) of land, a record price per acre for the auction of U.S. government land up to that date. Then, on September 18, 1926, the Great Miami Hurricane crossed over Key Biscayne on its way to Miami. While no lives were lost on the island, most of the buildings on Key Biscayne were destroyed or badly damaged, and many of the plantings were lost, including half of the coconut trees. D. P. Davis was not able to meet his end of the contract; he declared bankruptcy and then disappeared en route to Europe by ship. The Florida Land Boom was over, as were plans for a bridge.
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Snorkeling Key Biscayne Crandon Beach
The park is more than 800 acres (325 hectares) in size, and has two miles (3.2 kilometers) of beach on the Atlantic Ocean side. Crandon Boulevard extends from the end of the Rickenbacker Causeway through the length of the park, providing access to the Village of Key Biscayne and Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.
The park has a variety of facilities, including a marina, a golf course, the Tennis Center at Crandon Park, a family amusement center, picnic shelters and a nature center. There is parking for more than 3,000 vehicles in the park.
Virginia Key (Florida episode 5)
Virginia Key is a 863-acre (3.49 km2) barrier island in Miami, Florida, United States in Biscayne Bay, south of Brickell and north of Key Biscayne. It accessible from the mainland via the Rickenbacker Causeway.
The island is mainly occupied by the Virginia Key Beach Park, Miami Seaquarium, Miami-Dade Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Other facilities include the former Miami Marine Stadium, the National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center, and an office of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
There are several urban myths about the selection of Virginia Key by county officials, each with a kernel of truth – but there was an historic connection of at least several decades’ standing. A 1918 survey map of the Abandoned Military Reservation on Virginia Key located a Negro Dancing Pavilion on the island's southeastern shore of the colored-only beach. From 1945 to 1947, Miami's Blacks traveled to the beach exclusively by boat – public and private. The opening of the Rickenbacker Causeway in 1947 connected Virginia Key and Key Biscayne with the mainland and vehicular travel began
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Rickenbacker Causeway Key Biscayne, FL 33149
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Many times in/around Miami but never to Key Biscayne, you gotta pay the TOLL to get in there, so first time exploring Key Biscayne, at the end not too impressed with this expensive Miami suburb located just south-east of Miami off US 1. Pretty much similar with Hilton Head, SC.
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Beach Day | Key Biscayne, FL
Enjoyed a beautiful Saturday at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne to kick off Mother's Day. Also visited the Cape Florida Lighthouse, I did not get a chance to go inside because it was closed. . . next time!
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Riding bikes from Brickell to Key Biscayne, going over the Rickenbacker Causeway
This little trip was taken a couple of months ago because...we are not stupid...not that stupid, it wasn't that hot then, it's very hot now. If you are going to try this same trip then make sure you do it really early in the morning. We started off by Brickell just a few blocks off the beginning of the Rickenbacker Causeway. The first bridge is the biggest and most challenging. It really feels like it is never ending. Even when you reach the plateau, it is flat for a while and difficult to catch your breath at. Then there is the descent. Nice. Breezy. FAST!! We went over the next bridge (that bridge that shall not be named) and then turned around when we got to the woody areas. I think the whole trip was over 15 miles but it wasn't the typical 15 flat Miami miles. These miles had elevation!
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Views of Key Biscayne part 1 (Miami,Florida)
A quick view of this city of Key Biscayne in Miami Dade County , Florida,
Rickenbacker Causeway communicating the whole town of Key Biscayne ,the William M. Powell bridge ,the highest and taller inside the Key (area for jogging and biking for hundreds and hundreds of people ) and one of the beaches facing the bay where windsurfers love to surfing.. I will try to continuing posting videos of this wonderful area ,without violating regulations about drones.
Virginia Key Beach Park | Miami, Florida
Established on August 1, 1945 as Miami’s ‘Colored Only Beach’ immediately became a spot for social gatherings to tourists and residents who made trips to enjoy amenities such as the carousel, the dancing pavilion or the mini-train that would run through the enormous park. Now, characterized by a unique and precious natural environment, the City of Miami’s largest recreational jewel serves as the ultimate recreational location for those who want to bask in the splendor of the sun and ocean.
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