The L-28 finally comes to an end …
About 14 miles north of the Tamiami Trail.
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| On the north side of the L-28 Tieback a few hundred feet from its terminus, looking west |
It’s often thought of as part of the modern water management infrastructure,
In comparison, we tend to think of the Tamiami Trail as a piece of the swamp’s ancient past. But when you think about it, the levee and the Trail were not built that far apart.
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| On top of the L-28 Tieback a one minute walk from its terminus |
The Trail was finished in 1930.
The levee in the mid 1960s.
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| At the Miami-Dade and Collier County line, also the approximate 9 ft contour line, at the terminus of the L-28 Tieback looking east |
The only thing modern about the levee …
Is our renewed multi-agency effort the restore headwater flows the the swamp that, because of the levee, have been cut off.
