Theory: Leonida Keys bridge may echo Florida's Seven Mile Bridge

What it isUnconfirmed

At about 0:36 in Trailer 1, a seaplane banks over turquoise shallows dotted with islands and boats. Below it, a busy highway bridge sweeps out across the water, and right beside it runs a second, narrower span on older-looking piers that stops short of the next island. Rockstar's official Leonida Keys page also describes a screenshot of "a seaplane flying over water in the Leonida Keys" with "a bridge with cars" connecting two islands.

Why it mattersUnconfirmed

In the real Keys, the Seven Mile Bridge carries the Overseas Highway beside the Old Seven Mile Bridge, a converted railroad bridge. Their paired layout is a strong visual parallel to the two spans in Trailer 1, but that resemblance alone cannot establish that Rockstar copied or directly modeled the game location on this site. Treat it as an informed geographic reading, not a confirmed match.

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