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Title: Just a quick curiosity Q.
Post by: dislocatedkid on July 01, 2009, 09:26:27 AM
Does anyone know what the speed limit is on the Overseas Highway (US 1 in the Keys)? How conjested is it?
Title: Re: Just a quick curiosity Q.
Post by: njroadhorse on July 01, 2009, 09:56:23 AM
I think it's 45 daytime and 35 nighttime.  Couldn't tell you about the congestion though.
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Post by: agentsteel53 on July 01, 2009, 12:30:32 PM
the traffic gets pretty irritating during the day.  There are very few places to pass, so invariably you'll get stuck behind an RV for miles on end.  It's one of those drives you do once, and then are happiest to say that you never have to do again.
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Post by: Hellfighter on July 01, 2009, 01:11:35 PM
Actually, on most of the bridges, it's 55.
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Post by: Alex on July 01, 2009, 01:53:50 PM
I have photos of both directions of the Overseas Highway posted on southeastroads. There may be some speed limit signs among the photos. The pages will give you a general idea of what to expect

http://www.southeastroads.com/us-001na_fl.html (http://www.southeastroads.com/us-001na_fl.html) - northbound starting from mp 0
http://www.southeastroads.com/us-001sb_fl.html (http://www.southeastroads.com/us-001sb_fl.html) - southbound starting at Barnes Sound
Title: Re: Just a quick curiosity Q.
Post by: Alps on July 01, 2009, 10:22:47 PM
I didn't find congestion that bad at all.  My photos are still in a backlog (coming with the next update, if it ever gets here what with all the trips I'm planning).  Most of the time we were moving at 50-60 mph.
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Post by: Sykotyk on July 04, 2009, 05:51:57 PM
I drove it last December. 55 outside of towns, 35 or 45 in most towns. There is no differential for nights (I drove down at night)

Sykotyk