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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 917 

Recognizing the Florida Keys Scenic Highway on the occasion of its designation as an All-American Road by the U.S. Department of Transportation. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2009 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. 

CRENSHAW, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. MARIO DIAZBALART of Florida, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. MACK, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Ms. CORRINE

BROWN of Florida, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. WEXLER, 

Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. BOYD, Mr. MICA, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Ms. KOSMAS, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 

STEARNS, and Mr. POSEY) submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the Florida Keys Scenic Highway on the occasion of its designation as an All-American Road by the 

U.S. Department of Transportation. 

Whereas established by Congress in 1991, the National Scenic Byways program is a collaborative effort to help recognize, preserve, and enhance selected roads throughout 

the United States; 

Whereas the U.S. Department of Transportation recognizes 

certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic 


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Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic qualities; 

Whereas, on October 16, 2009, the U.S. Department of 

Transportation announced 42 new designations to the 

America’s Byways collection, including five All-American 

Roads and 37 National Scenic Byways, thus increasing 

the total number of designations to 151; 

Whereas the Florida Keys Scenic Highway was listed by the 

U.S. Department of Transportation as one of five AllAmerican Roads for 2009; 

Whereas the Florida Keys Scenic Highway is the first AllAmerican Road in the State of Florida and only one of 

30 in the United States, joining an elite list which includes the Blue Ridge Parkway, Alaska’s Seward Highway, and Historic Route 66; 

Whereas the Florida Keys Scenic Highway follows the railroad trail blazed in the 1900s by Henry Flagler; 

Whereas the Florida Keys Scenic Highway comprises of an 

110-mile stretch of US 1 from Key Largo to Key West; 

Whereas the Florida Keys Scenic Highway incorporates 42 

bridges over the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Florida 

Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico; 

Whereas the road’s corridor is a leading tourist destination, 

featuring world-renowned coral reefs, exotic fish species, 

and historic shipwrecks; and 

Whereas the end of the Florida Keys Scenic Highway, Mile 

Marker 0, is the southernmost city in the Continental 

United States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) recognizes the Florida Keys Scenic Highway 

2 on the occasion of its designation as an All-Amer3 ican Road by the U.S. Department of Transpor4 tation; 

5 (2) congratulates those residents of the Florida 

6 Keys who participated in the effort to support this 

7 designation; and 

8 (3) reaffirms its support of the National Scenic 

9 Byways Program. 

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