Alligator Alley, Fort Lauderdale to Naples

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Until the opening of Alligator Alley, Fort Lauderdale residents had no direct route to Florida’s west coast. Seen here under construction in 1965, the two-lane toll road was constructed from Fort Lauderdale to Naples, directly across the Everglades. (5-28459, Gene Hyde Collection.)

As featured in Images of America - Fort Lauderdale.

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