Coolest Road in America? - The 7 Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys

[@danjewell7156]

Nice video! I worked on this bridge as my first job after graduating high school in 1980. I wasn't part of the assembly/construction but worked where they cast the piers and highway segments. The bridge was built by Santa Fe Construction Co. out of California. The piers/segments were cast in Tampa and barged to south florida. The bridge is hollow on the inside where support cables and telephone cables run. One of my jobs was to set the deviation blocks in each segment for the bridge support cables to run through. It's cool to have played a small part in the construction of this historic bridge.

[@Serendipityfemme]

As a floridian, I thank you for your work! I have moved out of Florida and visit when I can, as a little kid, I never knew the magnitude of how spoiled I was to have this as my home, now I cherish all this.

[@alexpierre4304]

Does it account for curvature?

[@americantrucknation4891]

2:55 looks like our old boat, 24’ Power Catamaran, put the under glow on it, the cabin lights. The whole shebang. Two 250 Yamahas on the stern. Was a beast! I miss that thing

[@BackroadDriver]

That thing looked awesome cutting thru the water!

[@wldwst22]

Been over that bridge lots of times, but never enough. I love it down there.

[@americantrucknation4891]

It’s amazing, love it every time I get the chance to go

[@michaelholliday6037]

Been there many times and the food that comes from the Atlantic ocean and the Gulf of Mexico is the freshest you will eat!

[@BackroadDriver]

The food was pretty dang good!

[@yesidid]

I think it was nineteen ninety-seven that I was down . Simply Beautiful but what blew my mind was Those Little full grown Deer ! I guess I would already forgotten about him until I seen this video thank you very much !!!!!!!!

[@454Chuy]

Wow I legit just got back from key west in my whippled 21 f150 all the way from dallas texas. Spent over 1k on fuel lol well worth the drive and fun at that.

[@BackroadDriver]

Was this bridge not insane?

[@454Chuy]

@@BackroadDriver yes! Specially the tree growing on it lol 😂

[@eugenem.5904]

Wow What An Amazing View!!! Thank you for taking Us Along For the Ride! FORD TOUGH 4 LIFE B ⚡ D

[@BackroadDriver]

Thanks Eugene!

[@randallrhoads3271]

love love love iguanas...the greener the better. Awesome looking lizards...

[@Filomate77]

That was awesome Brad! Happy your family got to go there.

[@mtnman3MTA3]

Nice road, I want to go sometime. The Parkway over the mountains between the Smokey Mtn. NP and Shenandoah NP is great too. Thanks for the video.

[@BackroadDriver]

We will be in those very mountains very soon!

[@mtnman3MTA3]

@@BackroadDriver It’s very pretty but slow, 45 mph and occasionally 35mph up in VA. Don’t miss Mt. Mitchell SP, a short drive off the Parkway. The parking lot is near the top, a little over 6,000 ft. above sea level.

[@mikayla_collie]

i lived in key west for over 12 years. i use to drive this bridge at least once a week. driving it during sunrise is absolutely magical. though, it can be easy to get distracted, with everything there is to look at, so you always have to be very aware of other drivers. jeez :\ i miss key west so much :(

[@srljedi6790]

Must have been such a fun and amazing experience

[@michaelscott8896]

Yo, thanx for sharing. It looks like even if you didn’t have fun you could still admire the beauty.

[@marcseguin4591]

Great video Planing a trip there soon. So it was fun to see you drive it first

[@ernestgreen3634]

Love the video keep it up oh yes Florida is beautiful

[@eugenem.5904]

ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE QUALITY MERCHANDISE YOU ALL HAVE!!! I MEAN IT, THE HAT IS GREAT FITTING AND THE SHIRT IS SO COMFORTABLE GREAT FABRIC! DECALS ON POINT!!! GOD BLESS MIZER BROS! FORD TOUGH 4 LIFE B ⚡ D

[@BackroadDriver]

Thanks Eugene! We like to sleep good at night and won’t ever sell junk to make a buck.

[@skibee50]

Lake Pontchartrain bridge is like 24 mi

[@shawnengel8777]

Very fun, ENJOY!!!

[@BackroadDriver]

Thanks Shawn!

[@patmason7276]

Have taken a cruise ship down there but would love to drive they say it's beautiful. Guess I'll have to take a trip and test out my new hybrid f150 lariat. ✌️🇺🇲🦅🇺🇲

[@bellinda2771]

I’m Australian so the lizards I’d be fine with, we have goannas around bushland campsites larger than that and we have native brush turkeys in Sydney suburbia. We’re off to Florida in March, I’ve travelled to every continent except the USA (and (Antarctica lol) so looking forward to the trip. Thanks for the upload, really helpful in planning our holiday

[@beautifulflorida]

Nice video! We just did Florida City-Key West- Miami one day trip, it was amazing! Thank you for the video!

[@dozercamdoom7425]

I driven across this bridge when i was in my early twenties and didn’t know the geographic layouts of the bridge kinda of a weird feeling,after spending 5 days there in key west I didn’t know there was a tropical storm,so me being a in my early twenties thought that it wasn’t going to get that bad yet because the outer walls was about twenty miles away I decided to head out.going across that bridge in a storm will get your adrenaline flowing for sure.

[@j.t.8320]

I would’ve been so scared 😮😅

[@mattlunceford1149]

Enjoy the videos always. Nice information about the area. Be safe in your travels.

[@BackroadDriver]

Thanks Matt!

[@binki611]

I would like to see then entire trip from Key Largo to Key West.

[@wyliecoyote5.082]

Have taken that drive many times, great 🎣!

[@Mr.Reaper_VR]

Yep it is its got a nice view

[@Rugerman205]

Beautiful 🤩

[@lindsay329]

Key West is absolutely beautiful.

[@ronniewoodinsteadofmt2615]

Very nice and informative clip . Kool thanks

[@bonn1771]

glad you got good weather... driving down on that bridge during a rain storm is not fun

[@foreverfixin]

I can't wait to get down there with my boat

[@Mr.Reaper_VR]

Oh yea and when you saw that little break between the bridge that was for boats passing and there was a track peice for the train and it turned so decent sizes of boats can pass

[@williamweaverling294]

I. Love.ur channel! Been wstchimg

[@BackroadDriver]

Thank William!

[@emanuelmorales8007]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@stephenhookephotography8669]

Drove this last weekend. Great review sir

[@groofoot]

It will always AMAZE me that they can build concrete posts that will Stand That Sturdily underwater, in Sand!! It defies logic. ...

[@carculturenation2166]

being backroad driver you need to do more odd backroaf stuff like this except with your wicked vehicles. that would be a hell of a channel to see built fords hitting wicked roads in america

[@BackroadDriver]

I love stuff like this. They never seem to get near the interest…

[@binki611]

Kind of hard to see the sights at 130MPH!

[@michaelbocchino584]

Bro I love the keys I have been going to the keys for 40 years it gets better every time I go down and the ride is the best part of the ride keys have a great little bar on the way down and on the way home nice Cold brew but I may be going in March of 2024 love the fishing to and the chickens are roosters be cool my brother and remember key West has the best key lime pie in the world 😁 you need to try key lime pie I usually get two just for me 🥳

[@chellefell1331]

Did this from ft Lauderdale to key west on motorcycle.... only way to go!

[@AllNatural7]

Awesome video!!! ❤ Thank you!

[@ArmandoG2013]

Live in Tampa been to the Keys (all of them ) many times

[@brendamcduffie4175]

Great tour ty

[@Christer885]

The video on the iPhone is amazing 👍😊

[@BackroadDriver]

Thanks Christer!

[@JoshuaTraffanstedt]

Im going in august with the family. I cant wait. Hopefully a hurricane dont come through and ruin our plans. We're going during the hottest part of the year, before school starts back up. It should be amazing.

[@doremihappytrip]

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[@QueenCityBeerTube]

Was stationed in the keys back in the early 2000s. Don't miss that drive to the mainland. Nice place to visit, you don't want to live there.

[@BackroadDriver]

The drive back is long… and desolate.

[@americantrucknation4891]

Absolutely not, my family has a place in Tavernier. That’s not even close to as long, and that sucks. I’m one that enjoys driving for hours on end too

[@williamweaverling294]

I've been with u guys from the start. Bought my first shirt in 11-21. PLEASE CHANGE TO COTTON!!! I'LL BUY MANY MORE IS U DO! THANKS, Doug Weaverling

[@BackroadDriver]

Looking at adding some cotton! Thanks William!

[@Oscar_R6XXX]

The chicken was like, sir. I’m a rooster from Texas just landed in Key West for some vacation😂😂

[@redredneck7874]

I went one time in the late 90’s. It’s beautiful. Now you’re making me want to go back and take the kids

[@shaynewheeler9249]

7 Miles bridge road key West

[@Treyvonstorytime]

I had a family trip to key west in 2019

[@keithliaros1584]

Thanks for the video but you failed to mention that the old railroad bridge became the automobile bridge after the big hurricane destroyed the railway. Old railroad tracks were the guard rails. And don’t forget the famous Australian Pine tree growing on the old bridge. Its name is Fred and is quite famous.

[@BritgirlTX]

Nope! Never riding on that bridge. I’ve been to the Keys though … via cruise ship. Florida Keys is beautiful! ☀️🏝️

[@leahmizer5977]

That’s my dad

[@BackroadDriver]

Thanks Jason!

[@oriol108]

They could restore the railway bridges, put some concrete on top of the railway and make it a cycling way...

[@clseminole]

Awesome bud! I mean to ask but do you feel the fox 2.0 up front soak up bumps better than factory or more firm?

[@BackroadDriver]

On the wolf?

[@clseminole]

@@BackroadDriver yes

[@BackroadDriver]

It is on Viking lowering shocks now but when they were on they are more sporty and aggressive than the factory shocks. The factory shocks ride like a floaty boat compared to the Fox shocks.

[@BuggeBryant]

Iguanas not only in key West they all in South Florida from Palm Beach back down to the keys all iguanas😊❤

[@jeffmee9326]

I haven’t been on that bridge since I was a kid. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge in Louisiana is 20 miles. All over swamps. It’s cool, but not as cool as the one in the keys.

[@jaysson1151]

Lake Pontchartrain isn’t a swamp, it’s an estuary where there is a constant battle between salt water from the Gulf and fresh water from the Mississippi.

[@craigmurphy1618]

Almost like the Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge to Outer Banks.

[@Mr.Reaper_VR]

And the little tree on da bridge hes got a name it fred im not kidding. I go to google Maps

[@jaysson1151]

Y’all should come to New Orleans and drive across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, 24 mile long continuous bridge. There’s no islands connecting it, making it the longest in the world. Of course if you go over 65 there’s a good chance the bridge’s own police department will nab you!

[@RhettAnderson]

The chickens are the remaining dinosaurs, not the iguanas. :-)

[@mookeychase0907]

Bro I can swim like a fish but I have a fear of bridges, in Maryland we have the Chesapeake "Bay Bridge" which is 2.2 miles and I hate it but then there is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in Virginia Beach the southern most point on the main land that crosses the mouth of the Bay which in reality is The Atlantic ocean, my wife went the wrong way and we mistakenly went over it its 17 miles,tunnel is five the bridge covers 12 miles over the water its nothing like The Bay Bridge in Maryland I never ever had driven over that much water I was crouching down in my seat seems like forever, traveling north to the right is the ocean the left is the Bay eithervway you looked it was so scary to me bro. I can swin I never had a bad experience with a bridge to have such a phobia..I told my wife they gonna have to knock me out like they used to do MrT to get me to drive over that again…

[@mookeychase0907]

@spirals73 Im the exact opposite

[@brettjohnson8722]

First one 🤣🤣🤣

[@BackroadDriver]

Thanks Brett!

[@thepunadude]

UH, NO! ITS 7MILES OF CONCRETE AND SHALLOWS ... COME TO HAWAII, ILL SHOW YOU SCENIC!

[@BackroadDriver]

I may take you up on that. My wife is dying to go there!

[@BritgirlTX]

Free range chickens around Sam Houston State University about 30 mins from Houston TX

[@davea4037]

Alot of those wild chickens are there for similar reasons as u see em in hawaii........were kept for cock fights, and hurricanes roll in and smash up the cages.......the survivors become wild!😊

[@PBuzay1]

6ft Iguana? Lol

[@mizer9510]

Nice hat. Do they make them for men?

[@americanazheck]

You shoulda drove on the old bridge. Was there in the 70s. Not so cool

[@jackcobbiii1797]

Hit Ocracoke and OBX you’ll love it;)

[@Vixxieart]

Oh hell no the bridge walls are tiny