Straits of Florida Straits of Florida The Straits of Florida, Florida Straits, or Florida Strait () is a strait located south-southeast of the North American mainland, generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, and between the Florida Keys (U.S.) and Cuba. It is 150 km (93 mi) wide at the narrowest point between Key West and the Cuban shore, and has been sounded to a depth of 6,000 feet (1,800 m). The strait carries the Florida Current, the beginning of the Gulf Stream, from the Gulf of Mexico. Five wells were drilled in state waters south of
Florida Northern Railroad (current) Florida & Western Railway. It was built from High Springs to Archer in 1893. It was extended from Archer to Morriston in 1913 and to Dunnellon a year later. The Savannah, Florida & Western Railway became the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1902, which eventually evolved into CSX in 1980. The spur to High Springs was removed in 2014. Florida Northern Railroad (current) The Florida Northern Railroad is one of several short line railroads run by the Pinsly Railroad Company. It has connections to CSX at Ocala, Florida, running north to Lowell, Florida and south to Candler, Florida. It was