The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-07
Oversee Road Advertised By
Big Motor Car Manufacturer
Key West-to-Mainland Highway a Fact Ri
valIing Weird Fiction of Jules Verne,
Says Author of Article in "The Stude-
baker Wheel"
Especial to The citizen)

SOUTH BEND, Ind, April t.
This may be advertising, but it
also splendidIy advertises the
Oversee Highway to hundreds of
thousands of Studebaker motor
ear owners everywhere in the
United States. The article ap-
pears in the last issue of "The
etudebaker Wheel" published
here, and it carries a two-column
picture Of the last of the motor
cade of 1900 cars leaving Stock
Island for Boca Chica when the
first bridge leading eastward was
opened last fall.
The article is entitled: 1922
mile Motor Road Will Span Gulf
Between Florida and Key West, "
and It Is as follows:
Overseas, by automobile.
Literally it has become a fact,
rivalIing the weird fiction of Jules
Verne.
"0ff the coast of Florida
where one expects the unusual
these days--is the first link of a
motor highway spanning the Gulf
Of Florida. When completed viii
link Key West and the Florida
mainland and win be one of the
greatest engineering feats of all
time.
"The accompanying photograph
shows the first finished section of
this phenomenal road. The last
Of q motorcade Of 1900 cars are
seen leaving Stock Island, Key
West suburb. for Boca Chica
Island. 12 miles distant, the pres
ent terminus Of the projected 122-
mile highway across the Gulf.
IF you can imagine riding in
IN nutonaobile almost cut of sight
OF land you have picture Of
this strange road. When the en-
tire project is completed the mo-
torist viii pass over 90 to 80 feet
Of water-home Of tarpon, barra-
cuda and other famous off-Flor-
ida fish.
Work Is being rushed on both
ends Of the roadway. II is be-
lieved fhat sometime during the
coming winter the motorist will
be able to leave Miami and cross
oyer the bridging to Key Largo.
Then following the road on Key
Largo he win come to Tayernier
Greek at the southern end Of the
island. q distance of 65 miles
from Miami.
From Key West, the United
States southernmost city the road
viii touch island after island,
traversing picturesque lagoons
and tropical waters. The ocean
liners following the deep sea lanes
20 Cuba and Panama will, often
be the motorists nearest glimpse
Of civilization. and huge game fish
sometimes leaping and flashing in
the bright sunlight will make the
drive a strange and vivid cx.
perienee.
"The Oversee Highway is the
most unique road construction
planned since the automobile
brought about revolution in
road building. The spectacular
nature Of this engineering feat
can be fully realized only after
one has taken into consideration
the forces Of Nature to be sur
mounted.
sThe deep and swift-running
tides exert a tremendous pull
upon bridge foundations and huge
concrete piers essential to such
work. Then there must be con-
sidered the terrific West Indian
storms. During construction OF
the Florida East Coast Railway
these hurricanes were encounter
ed several times. and boulders for
foundation purposes weighing over
three tons were swept out to sea
like empty cans.
when this wonder highway is
completed Il win bring Key West
within n half-day's automobile
journey Of Miami and win make
Cuba more accessible to the AM