IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 917 
Recognizing the Florida Keys Scenic Highway on the occasion of its designa-
tion 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 DIAZ- 
BALART 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. MIL-
LER 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 occa-
sion of its designation as an All-American Road by the 
U.S. Department of Transportation. 
Whereas established by Congress in 1991, the National Sce-
nic Byways program is a collaborative effort to help rec-
ognize, 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, his-
toric, 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 All- 
American Roads for 2009; 
Whereas the Florida Keys Scenic Highway is the first All- 
American Road in the State of Florida and only one of 
30 in the United States, joining an elite list which in-
cludes the Blue Ridge Parkway, Alaska’s Seward High-
way, and Historic Route 66; 
Whereas the Florida Keys Scenic Highway follows the rail-
road 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) recognizes the Florida Keys Scenic Highway 
on the occasion of its designation as an All-Amer-
ican Road by the U.S. Department of Transpor-
tation; 
(2) congratulates those residents of the Florida 
Keys who participated in the effort to support this 
designation; and 
(3) reaffirms its support of the National Scenic 
Byways Program. 
Æ 
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