31 January 2012 North America

OVER-THE-SEA RAILWAY TURNS 100

In 1905, work began on building a railway that literally went to sea - for a distance of 250km from Miami in Florida to the island of Key West. True, parts were on tiny coral island outcrops, but nearly half was on bridges over seawater or swamps. The longest bridge, carried on 500 concrete piers, s

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