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How to get there…The Collins Bridge was the first road link to Miami Beach. Opened in 1913 it crossed Biscayne Bay between Miami and Miami Beach. When it opened it was the longest wooden bridge in the world. Quaker farmer and developer John S. Collins (1837–1928) built the bridge with financial assistance from automotive parts and racing pioneer Carl G. Fisher. The 2.5-mile (4.0 km) wooden toll bridge opened on June 12, 1913, providing a critical link to newly established Miami Beach, formerly accessible only by ferry. (UM Archive)