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On a busy day, it can take al- most two and a half hours just to exit greater Miami — not a com- forting thought for those anxious to taste the Keys' many charms. Informed travelers should know, therefore, that it is possible to avoid that congestion by using the Florida turnpike. For a total of $1.50, a driver can bypass greater Miami and be in Florida City, at the northern tip of the Keys, within 25 minutes; from there to Key West, a pleasant two-hour ride awaits you. Speed limits on the Keys are strictly enforced; this should not be seen as a liability, but rather as an invitation to linger on the spectacular vistas. In addition to the two bodies of water that ac- company you on the trip to Key West, numerous marinas and fishing facilities (for salt water catches) dot the mile markers that help you and the Keys' keep residents track of locations on U.S. 1. , There are 47 bridges and causeways joining the Florida mainland to the Keys south- ward; one of them is seven miles long at Pigeon Key. Traversing those links, particularly the lat- ter one, brings a heady feeling to the motorist, a feeling akin to riding in the sky while viewing the vast glimmering ocean ex- panses which spread out below. When Henry Flagler com- pleted his railroad to Key West in 1912, this pioneering feat was supposed to bring prosperity to the region by permitting Amer- ican agriculture to be exported abroad. Ironically, the terminus at Key West became the import center for cheaper Caribbean products shipped to the United States. The railroad that Mr. Flagler built can be seen only in its vestigial remains today as strange metal pontoon-like structures that appear sudden- ly to the right and left of U.S. 1 and just as quickly disappear. The railroad was devastated by a hurricane which swept through the Keys in 1935: The damage was so complete that it was never rebuilt. Today, along _/ the highway which was con- structed largely on the original railroad bed, the mute remains of Mr. Flagler's dream can be glimpsed. The • . trestles and pontoons are used today for jog- ging and walking by residents and tourists in nearby communities. There are only four large settled communities on the Keys, perhaps the most famous, Key Largo, popularized by the immensely successful Humphrey Bogart film of the same name. There is little com- parison, however, between the wild, grainy and foreboding re- sort island in the Hollywood ver- sion and the modern Key Largo. Spread along more than 10 miles of U.S. 1, Key Largo pro- vides many attractive fishing and sport lodges on its inlets, marinas and canals. The John Pennekamp Coral Reef Park of- fers visitors a geological expla- nation of the factors which helped form the physical char- acteristics of the Keys. The largest town in the upper Keys is Islamadora, a more up- scale habitation than Key Largo, which boasts one of the best_ venues for deep-sea fishing. Residents of Islamadora have a busy social and intel- lectual life judging from the lec-