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Finding Your Way in Venice Florida | |
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First thing to know: the
main part of Venice
Florida is an island separated from the mainland by the Intracoastal
Waterway.
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The IslandThe Intracoastal Waterway makes the historic part of Venice Florida an island accessed by drawbridges (map). This is both good and bad. More... Intracoastal WaterwayBuilt during wartime to protect coastal shipping from weather and attack, Venice's " Grand Canal" is now bordered by parks with picnic tables and bike paths. More... Venice AvenueThe first grand boulevard to be laid out in Venice's master plan, it is now the city's main east-west thoroughfare, with shops, restaurants, parks, and its own drawbridge across the Intracoastal Waterway. More... Tamiami TrailThe historic old road along Florida's Gulf
Coast south from Tampa has become US
Route 41. At Venice, it splits into US
41 Business,
which crosses drawbridges and passes through
the center of Venice on the island; and US
41 By-pass, which skirts the island to the
east. More...
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Drawbridges span the Intracoastal
Waterway to connect Venice with the mainland.
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