Florida Keys aqueduct, supplying water to points west, as well as fiber optic cables, providing telecommunications to and from the lower Keys. Each April, the bridge is closed for about 2.5 hours on a Saturday for the Seven Mile Bridge Run that commemorates the Florida Keys bridge rebuilding project. The event began in 1982 to commemorate the completion of a federally funded bridge building program that replaced spans that oil tycoon Henry Flagler constructed in the early 1900s to serve as a foundation for his Overseas Railroad. The Seven Mile Bridge was engineered by Figg & Muller Engineers (who also engineered the much taller Sunshine Skyway Bridge). The structure was completed six months ahead of schedule and has earned eight awards, including an Exceptional Award for Cost Savings Innovation from the Federal Highway Administration. In fiction The bridge has been featured in films and television series, such as Licence to Kill, True Lies, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Burn Notice. Gallery Original Bridge Current Bridge See also References External links Friends of Old Seven website FIGG Seven Mile Bridge Bridges completed in 1912 Bridges completed in 1982 Bridges in Monroe County, Florida Florida East Coast Railway Landmarks in Florida Railroad bridges in Florida Tourist attractions in the Florida Keys Road bridges in Florida U.S. Route 1 Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Marathon, Florida Historic American Engineering Record in Florida 1912 establishments in Florida Concrete bridges in the United States Box girder bridges in the United States Florida Keys