September 30, 2025 · 8:29 pm
Actually straight out of the Hollywood blockbuster film ‘True Lies’ with Arnold Schwarzenegger & Jamie Lee Curtis comes a scene shot within the Florida Keys on the outdated 7-Mile bridge.
Surely probably the most well-known & unmistakable vacationer sight in the complete Keys is the 7-Mile Bridge (measures 6.9mi). As you possibly can see by the scene under with Jamie Lee Curtis atop the limo roof that there are two bridges side-by-side, the outdated 7-Mile bridge getting used to shoot the scene and the brand new 7-Mile bridge to the proper that everybody else makes use of twelve months a 12 months.
The outdated bridge has been closed for years and has a number of sections eliminated to make sure that nobody travels upon it even when they have been to interrupt via the barricades (gaps proven under). It’s right here that some of the well-known and thrilling scenes is filmed the place the limo goes flying off a kind of lacking sections and crashes into the water as Jamie Lee is rescued by on-screen hubby undercover agent performed by former disgraced California Governor Arnold “Sure, I’m your daddy” Schwarzenegger. 🙂 I’ve included a number of images under that reveals each bridges side-by-side as within the Jamie Lee motion scene and three that reveals the well-known part of bridge eliminated the place the limo crashed into the ocean.
You could find this historic 7-Mile bridge’s northern finish at Mile Marker 46.8 on US-1. Sadly the lacking part of bridge used within the movie can solely be accessed by boat however will be seen clearly from the brand new 7-Mile bridge as you journey throughout it. Stopping on the 2-lane bridge is forbidden so have your passenger take the photograph for you. I promise… a future weblog will spotlight the historical past of the 7-Mile Bridge itself so keep tuned!
