The Seven Mile Bridge is located in the Florida Keys and was one of the longest in the world when it was completed in 1912. Originally, it was to serve railroad traffic, but it was extensively damaged by a 1935 hurricane and was converted to auto traffic. In 1974 a 77-million-dollar renovation was completed. The adjacent bridge was built between 1978 and 1982. In 1994 the old bridge was blown up…….but only in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s movie True Lies, when an 80-ft model was used for the scene.The first photo shows the bridge under construction. Note the tree in the current photo. It is known locally as Fred, technically inaccessible yet decorated every Christmas!
