US 1 through the Florida Keys, the Overseas Highway, is one of the great RV drives in the country. It is also one of the hardest places to have a breakdown. Much of it is two lanes, the bridges have no shoulders to speak of, and there is one road in and out.
Before you head down
Get your batteries tested on the mainland if they are more than a few years old or have been giving you trouble. A battery test in Homestead or Florida City is much easier than a roadside fix on a bridge. See Homestead.
If something goes wrong
Never stop on a bridge if you can help it. Keep going to the next key with a safe pull-off. Mile markers in the Keys count down from about 127 near Florida City to 0 in Key West, and locals give directions by them. Tell us your mile marker and which side of the road you are on (bayside or oceanside).
Keys battery problems
Salt air and humidity corrode terminals and cables quickly. Heat shortens lead-acid life. Long stays on shore power with old converters can overcharge flooded batteries and dry them out. And many Keys campsites are tight, waterfront and sandy. See our pages for Key Largo, Marathon and Key West.
Travel time
The Keys are a long way from everywhere. We will give you an honest time estimate, and for non-urgent jobs we may schedule a visit when we have other calls in the Keys.
Cities and regions along this route
Where this highway meets our city pages
Map of Florida with city pages along this highway
Outline: the State of Florida, our whole service area. Pins mark places with their own page, not offices. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors; state boundary from U.S. Census Bureau data.