Martin Digital History

Truss railroad bridge, Winter 1919

Item

Title

Truss railroad bridge, Winter 1919

Description

View from inside a truss railroad bridge with a train in the near distance. Could be the Bahia Honda railroad bridge, part of the FEC overseas railroad built in 1912. The Florida Keys bridge connected Bahia Honda Key with Spanish Harbor Key. The bridge was converted to a highway bridge in 1938.

Source

Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.

Date

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white negative; 3.5x5.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

HSMC-2024-006-W-b1-312
2024.006
2013.33.02.04

Original Format

Negative

Citation

Hugh de Laussat Willoughby II (1885-1956), “Truss railroad bridge, Winter 1919,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/6261.