Gandy Bridge

Gandy Bridge
Coordinates27°53′10″N 82°33′30″W / 27.8861°N 82.5584°W / 27.8861; -82.5584
Carries US 92
CrossesOld Tampa Bay
LocaleSt. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida
Maintained byFlorida 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 below43 ft (13 m)
History
Opened
  • 1924 (demolished 1975)
  • 1956 (closed 1997–demolished 2015)
  • 1975 (eastbound)
  • 1997 (westbound)
Statistics
Daily traffic37,500 (2019)[1]
Location
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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.

  1. ^ "Florida Bridge Information – 2019 3rd Quarter" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. July 1, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.