Howard Frankling Bridge – Tampa

Photo – no manipulation

My camera does a bad job in the house, but it’s great on the run :))
I came to realize I can take a straight and centered photograhy.

Carries Interstate 275

Crosses Old Tampa Bay
Locale St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida
Maintained by Florida Department of Transportation
ID number 150107 (northbound) 150210 (southbound)
Total length 15,872 feet (4,838 m) (northbound)
15,900 feet (4,846 m) (southbound)
Width 58.4 feet (17.8 m) (northbound)
68.9 feet (21.0 m) (southbound)
Clearance below 43.0 feet (13.1 m) (northbound)
48.9 feet (14.9 m) (southbound)
Opened 1959 (northbound)
1990 (southbound)
Daily traffic 135,000 cars
Coordinates 27°55′41″N 82°35′15″W / 27.92793°N 82.58755°W / 27.92793; -82.58755Coordinates: 27°55′41″N 82°35′15″W / 27.92793°N 82.58755°W / 27.92793; -82.58755

This bridge monster has 4 continous lanes and many, many exit lanes

♦ Did I say I am so afraid crossing it??? But, that’s a baby beside the one bellow. Gosh, I really avoid crossing this one. Sunshing Skyway it is beautiful as construction, but for my stomach too tall :))

♦ For those who doesn’t know, Florida is called the Sunshine State

Carries I-275 / US 19 4 General purpose lanes
Crosses Tampa Bay
Locale South of St. Petersburg and north of Terra Ceia, Florida
Maintained by Florida Department of Transportation

Design continuous pre-stressed concrete cable-stayed bridge
Total length 5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Width 94 feet (29 m)
Height 431 feet (131 m)
Longest span 1,200 feet (366 m)
Vertical clearance 193 feet (59 m)
Clearance below 175 feet (53 m)
Opened 1954 (original bridge, collapsed 1980)
April 20, 1987 (new bridge)
Toll $1 for passenger cars or $0.75 with SunPass
Daily traffic 50,500