Gandy Bridge

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Gandy Bridge
Coordinates	27°53′10″N 82°33′30″W / 27.8861°N 82.5584°W / 27.8861; -82.5584
Carries	US 92
Crosses	Old Tampa Bay
Locale	St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida
Maintained by	Florida Department of Transportation
ID number	100300 (eastbound) 100585 (westbound)
Characteristics
Total length	14,859 ft (4,529 m) (eastbound) 13,886 ft (4,232 m) (westbound)
Width	40.4 ft (12.3 m) (eastbound) 39.7 ft (12.1 m) (westbound)
Clearance below	43 ft (13 m)
History
Opened	1924 (demolished 1975) 1956 (closed 1997–demolished 2015) 1975 (eastbound) 1997 (westbound)
Statistics
Daily traffic	37,500 (2019)[1]
Location

Gandy Bridge is the southernmost bridge spanning Old Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg, Florida to Tampa, Florida. The original 1924 span was dismantled in 1975. The second bridge, constructed in 1956 was used for vehicular traffic until 1997, when it was converted to recreational use by non-motorized traffic. It became known as the Friendship Trail Bridge and was demolished in 2016, after closing in 2008 due to hazardous conditions and several failed efforts to preserve the span. The third (1975) and fourth (1997) spans of the Gandy Bridge are currently being used for vehicle traffic.

Almost three miles long, the Gandy Bridge is one of three bridges connecting the mainland of Hillsborough County and Pinellas County; the others being the Howard Frankland Bridge and the Courtney Campbell Causeway.