Question: What engineering marvel built by Henry Flagler connected mainland Florida to Key West, until it was destroyed in a 1935 hurricane?
Answer: The Flagler Railroad, which would become the Overseas Highway.
Henry Flagler’s railroad stretched more than 100 miles across open water on viaducts and bridges. Though a hurricane destroyed much of it in 1935, the remains were converted into the Overseas Highway. Today, pieces of the old line can still be seen beside U.S. 1.
