Evening star., 1928-02-19
OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
IS CLOSE TO OCEAN.
South Florida Road Presents
Enchanting Views to
Auto Tourists.

The Golden afterglow OF Summer
sunset: a sea of turquoise with the faint
cream of ripples on the white sand;
hevond the sand a white road, as white
as Southern cotton in ball, That is
the Overseas highway, reaching "a
miles below Miami into the best reef
and deep sea fishing grounds in the
world
The Overseas highway is contin-
us.ion of the Dixie highway. which
stretches from the northern end of
the continent through the entire length
ot Florida to the Southernmost point
o. the mainland. The linking highway
reaches as far as Key West. the eX-
United States.
OF the entire distance from Miami to
Key West, lis miles. is a long road
having on one side the Atlantic Ocean
and the other side the Gulf Of Mexico.
Road Near Ocean.
The road parallels. from about the
center OF Key Largo. the south track
o. the Florida East Coast Railroad,
only crossing once two miles below
Upper Matecunbe Nowhere else in the
United States would it be possible to
construct such a road. lying in such
close proximity to the ocean. From
Florida City TO the middle Of Card
Sound the work lies within Dade
County This county's section of the
road. which lies actually in water. has
been accomplished by the building of a
causeway. From the dividing line with
Monroe County the work has been con-
ti,lued by bridges until the island Of
Key Largo Is reached.
The ferry operates from Lower Mate
curlbe 10 No Name Key distance of
20 miles, leaving at am. and pm.
Each ferry carries twenty cars. Meals
ere served on the ferry. music is pro-
vldeo. and those who wish may dance
or play cards.
Completion of this wonderful high
way has permitted access by automobile
TO the "Fishc-nan's Paradise that
body Of water surrounding the Florida
Keys where more than 600 species of
fish from the t!niest sea horse TO the
largest sea COWS ere said By scientists
70 exist.
The shadows and deeps Of the Florida
KEYS are considered the habitat OF the
worlds Oldest and most beautiful fish.
according 70 John Shea. chief aouarist
Of the New York Aquarium. who comes
to Key West every year to collect species
for his institution. Fish which are
caught hereabouts and taken to the
Eastern aQuariu1ls. as Philadelphia and
Washington. also 10 get their odd fish
species from these waters. create far
more interest among visitors to that
Place than specimens from any other
part OF the Atlantic Coas. There are
amoerlack. nackere!, snapper. angel
Isn- erouper. tarpon and hundreds of
other varieties 10 be caught in these
waters. From every bridge on the
Overseas highway fish may be caught.
The highway from Florida City south
Is one OF the best in the State. according
70 r. G. PERKY. president Of the Miami
Motor Club. This opinion is shared by
other motorists who have arrived here
over the highway
Highway Is Wide.
The highway is vice enough for three
automobiles and is graded for a 40-mile
speed cn the curves From Matecunbe
70 florida City the road IS Just abou,
perfect. One is able to drive comfort
ably al 50-mile speed most of the
time There IS only one stretch of
about two miles unfinished. and con-
tractors are rushing this TO completion.
From No Name Key south there is no
better highway anywhere. with the ex-
ceot'on Q! the road on Stock Island.
This is a road that was built even be-
fc-e the construction Of highway into
Ke: West was considered This link is
70 be repaired shortly by Monroe
County
The roadway Is constructed of mari
scooped from the side and rolled TO a
billiard GbIe syrootkness Tho rnad is
20 feet above the highest fow of tide.