Missouri Key
Encyclopedia
Missouri Key is a small island in the lower Florida Keys
.
U.S. 1
(or the Overseas Highway
) crosses the key at approximately mile marker 39.5, between Ohio Key
and Little Duck Key
.
The island was named during Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad
construction years by workers from that state.
It is sometimes known locally as Little Grassy Key or Grassy Island.
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry...
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U.S. 1
U.S. Route 1 in Florida
U.S. Route 1 in Florida runs along the state's east coast from Key West to its crossing of the St. Marys River into Georgia north of Boulogne, and south of Folkston. US 1 was designated through Florida when the U.S. Highway System was established in 1926.US 1 runs in the state of Florida, and...
(or the Overseas Highway
Overseas Highway
The Overseas Highway is a highway carrying U.S. Route 1 through the Florida Keys. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of-way of the Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway. Completed in 1912, the Overseas Railroad was heavily damaged and partially...
) crosses the key at approximately mile marker 39.5, between Ohio Key
Ohio Key
Ohio Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile marker 39, between Missouri Key and Bahia Honda Key....
and Little Duck Key
Little Duck Key
Little Duck Key is a small island in the lower Florida Keys.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile marker 40, just west of the Seven Mile Bridge...
.
The island was named during Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad
Overseas Railroad
The Overseas Railroad was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city of almost 30,000 inhabitants located 128 miles beyond the end of the Florida peninsula...
construction years by workers from that state.
It is sometimes known locally as Little Grassy Key or Grassy Island.