Little Duck Key
Encyclopedia
Little Duck Key is a small island in the lower Florida Keys
.
U.S. 1
(or the Overseas Highway
) crosses the key at approximately mile marker 40, just west of the Seven Mile Bridge
. The west end of the bridge terminates on this island.
The island which is marked on current navigation charts as Little Duck Key is part of a very confusing name history of all the islands located on and near the highway between Pigeon Key
and Bahia Honda Key
. The key was always known locally as Pacet Key and was given the name Little Duck Key during the construction of the Overseas Railroad
. It has also been known as Big Money Key. At one point, the island now known as Ohio Key
was called Little Duck Key.
The island has a small beach picnic area and boat ramps.
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry...
.
U.S. 1
U.S. Route 1 in Florida
U.S. Route 1 in Florida runs along the state's east coast from Key West to its crossing of the St. Marys River into Georgia north of Boulogne, and south of Folkston. US 1 was designated through Florida when the U.S. Highway System was established in 1926.US 1 runs in the state of Florida, and...
(or the Overseas Highway
Overseas Highway
The Overseas Highway is a highway carrying U.S. Route 1 through the Florida Keys. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of-way of the Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway. Completed in 1912, the Overseas Railroad was heavily damaged and partially...
) crosses the key at approximately mile marker 40, just west of the Seven Mile Bridge
Seven Mile Bridge
The Seven Mile Bridge is a famous bridge in the Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It connects Knight's Key in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys...
. The west end of the bridge terminates on this island.
The island which is marked on current navigation charts as Little Duck Key is part of a very confusing name history of all the islands located on and near the highway between Pigeon Key
Pigeon Key
Pigeon Key is a historic district located on the small island of Pigeon Key in the lower Florida Keys. The island is named "Cayo Paloma" on many old Spanish charts...
and Bahia Honda Key
Bahia Honda Key
Bahia Honda , is an island in the lower Florida Keys.U.S...
. The key was always known locally as Pacet Key and was given the name Little Duck Key during the construction of the Overseas Railroad
Overseas Railroad
The Overseas Railroad was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city of almost 30,000 inhabitants located 128 miles beyond the end of the Florida peninsula...
. It has also been known as Big Money Key. At one point, the island now known as Ohio Key
Ohio Key
Ohio Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile marker 39, between Missouri Key and Bahia Honda Key....
was called Little Duck Key.
The island has a small beach picnic area and boat ramps.