The TAMIAMI TRAIL links the two great cities for which it was named. It bridges the Everglades, tying together Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Its official opening on April 25, 1928, by Governor John W. Martin climaxed 13 years of planning and working.
Florida is indebted to Captain J.F. Jaudon, whose faith and persistence kept the project alive, to the intrepid trailblazers whose trip by car through the trackless Everglades dramatized the need for the highway’s completion, to Barron G. Collier for his unstinting aid, and to others whose time, energy and talents made this tremendous feat possible.
The Tamiami Trail is the southernmost 284 miles (457 km) of U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) from State Road (SR 60) in Tampa to US 1 in Miami.
Look for these signs along Highway 41.
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