Tamiami Trail

The Tamiami Trail links Tampa and Miami, bridges the Everglades, and ties together south Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Its official opening on April 28, 1926, by Governor John W. Martin culminated thirteen years of planning and work. Florida is indebted to Captain J.F. Jaudon, whose faith and persistence kept the project alive; to the intrepid trail blazers, whose trip by car across the trackless Everglades in 1923 dramatized the need for the highway’s completion; to Baron G. Collier for his unstinting aid; and to others whose time, energies, and talents made this tremendous feat possible.

Florida · United States