EVERGLADES ROADS

Alligator Alley-the second road to cross the Everglades-opened in 1968. Like Tamiami Trail, it was built from both ends to center, was costly and difficult to build, and was promoted as a stimulus to economic development. Soon, however, the newly created Big Cypress National Preserve protected much of the lands surrounding it from development. Instead of farms and developments, bridges and culverts were added to protect wildlife and improve north-south water flow.

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