Actually, that highway bridge fence has been up since sometime in 1997 when I still lived in Coconut Grove and was visiting Key Biscayne's Bearcut as often as possible. At that time, you could walk around the end of it and still enter onto the beach. However, I understand tickets are being written for taking this shortcut. Therefore, I, too, would be interested in knowing if there's still access from the Crandon Park beach area. This used to be one of the cruisiest gay sexual hot spots in South Florida. I'm sure the local authorities are trying to close it down like they did at Coconut Grove's Alice Wainwright Park in 1997-- another bit of South Florida sexual paradise until it was fenced off to the public!!!