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Unit Name: Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Acres: 214.40
Description:
Managing
Agency:
DEP-OGT
Current Management Plan
Approved:
321
Currently in
development
The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail is an ongoing multiuse trail project being established in
the FDOT U.S. 1 right of way, throughout the entire length of the Florida Keys. It currently uses
adopted, existing trail and segmented new construction trail to span its current distances and,
when finished, will run uninterrupted from Key Largo to Key West. Due to its unique nature of
sharing the FDOT right of way and the minimal amount of actual land being used it does not
currently have an official ARC management plan. While the acreage amount is small, the 106 mile
distance that it covers and the use of U.S. 1 right of way, creates many unusual challenges for
management and new construction that are not experienced on other managed lands. Often,
methods of management and construction have to be adapted for this unique project and
information for reporting purposes may, at times, appear skewed.
(A management plan is currently in development for this property. A master plan was finalized in
August 2000, having been developed cooperatively between Monroe County, FDEP, FDOT, and
other trail advocacy organizations.)
Accomplishments:
Capital Improvements:
Projects Recently Completed
Park Channel Bridge Retrofit (mm 18.7 to 18.8)
Grassy Key Trail Segment (mm 54-2 to 58.2)
Tom's Harbor Channel Fishing Platforms (mm 60.5 to 60.7)
Grassy Key Trail Segment (mm 60.5 to 62)
Tom's Harbor Cut Fishing Platforms (mm 61.5 to 61.7)
Long Key Bridge Fishing Platforms & Retrofit (mm 63.1 to 65.3)
Projects Designed or in Design
Key West Botanical Garden Trailhead* (mm 4.2)
(*in partnership with FL Keys Scenic Corridor Alliance)
Key Haven to Big Coppitt Trail Segment (mm 5 to 11)
Lower Sugarloaf Trail Segments (mm 14.9 to 15.7 & mm 16.5 to 25)
Kemp Channel Bridge Retrofit (mm 23 to 23.6)
Spanish Harbor to 7-mile Bridge (mm 30 to 40)
Marathon Safety Improvements (mm 47 to 54)
Layton to Channel 5 Bridge (mm 68.4 to 70.8)
Windley Key Trial Segment (mm 84.2 to 85.2)
Key Largo Trailhead (mm 106.5)