Rickenbacker Causeway
| Rickenbacker Causeway | |
|---|---|
Most of the Rickenbacker as seen from
Downtown Miami |
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| Carries | 6 lanes of unsigned  SR 913
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| Crosses | Biscayne Bay |
| Locale | The Roads, Miami to Key Biscayne |
| Maintained by | FDOT |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Longest span | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) |
| History | |
| Opened | November 9, 1947 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | $1.75 |
The Rickenbacker Causeway connects Miami, Florida, United States to the barrier islands of Virginia Key and Key Biscayne across Biscayne Bay.
The Causeway is a toll road, owned and operated by Miami-Dade County. Automobiles traveling southbound from Miami pay a toll of US$1.75 as of April 1, 2013; northbound traffic is not charged any toll. Tolls are collected via Sunpass; C-Pass transponders or cash are no longer accepted.
Also known as (unsigned) State Road 913 west of the toll plaza, the causeway’s northbound continuation is a flyover ramp with forks to northbound Interstate 95 (unsigned SR 9A) and southbound South Dixie Highway (US 1/unsigned SR 5); the southbound continuation is Crandon Boulevard, which extends roughly five miles through the center of Key Biscayne, terminating near the Cape Florida Lighthouse in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.
Named after Eddie Rickenbacker, the American World War I flying ace and founder and president of Miami-based Eastern Air Lines, the causeway provides access to the Miami Seaquarium, the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, MAST Academy, Virginia Key Park, and Miami Marine Stadium on Virginia Key, and to Crandon Park, the Village of Key Biscayne, and Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on the island of Key Biscayne.
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