Tampa Bay Bridge Closure Over Tuesday Night
If you cross Tampa Bay late at night, you may want to note this upcoming overnight closure.
A Tampa Bay bridge closure late at night will affect drivers headed from Hillsborough to Pinellas County. You may want to note this upcoming overnight closure.
Do you drive southbound on the Howard Frankenstein, er, Howard Frankland Bridge? Beginning 11 p.m. Tuesday night, you'll need to take a detour until Wednesday morning. The closure is to allow for the installation of overhead sign structures.
The Tampa Bay bridge closure will affect southbound traffic, forcing drivers to take the exit to State Road 60 (Exit 39). Cars will be directed to the Courtney Campbell Causeway to cross Tampa Bay.
Once across the bay, drivers will be able to take the Bayside Bridge south to Roosevelt Blvd. to get into St. Petersburg. You can find a detour map from the Florida Department of Transportation here.
There will be electronic message boards and temporary signs to help guide drivers.
Another option is heading south to Gandy Blvd. to cross the bay on the Gandy Bridge into St. Petersburg.
The bridge is expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Wednesday morning (March 29). Of course, this is all based on weather permitting.
[Source: FDOT]
8 Florida Beaches Among Top 25 In U.S. For 2023
Tripadvisor.com released their annual list of best beaches for 2023, based on the opinions of their readers.
Each year, Tripadvisor.com compiles 'best of' lists based on their reader's choices. Those 'Traveler's Choice' lists include the best beaches, destinations, hotels, restaurants and things-to-do.
They've now released their second category. First was 'destinations,' and now here's the list of the greatest beaches in the world, along with a list narrowed down to the best beaches in the U.S.A.
(Photo By Geno/BBGI)
Tripadvisor.com released the list, based upon what they say are tens of millions of submissions by travelers. Here are the top 25 beaches in the U.S.A. Florida tied Hawai'i for the most beaches on the list, each with 8 spots on the list.
How did our Tampa Bay area beaches fare? How did Florida beaches rank against the best in the world?
These are the Florida beaches that were ranked and where they landed on the list. You can find the full list here.
23. Clearwater Beach
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater Beach (Photo by Andrew M./BBGI)
22. Sombrero Beach
Marathon, Florida
20. Pensacola Beach
Pensacola Beach, Florida
18. Panama City Beach
Panama City Beach, Florida
14. St. Pete Beach
St. Pete Beach, Florida
13. St. Augustine Beach
Saint Augustine Beach, Florida
6. Henderson Beach State Park
Destin, Florida
2. Siesta Beach
Siesta Key, Florida
Here's the beach that ranked #1, but sadly, it wasn't a Florida beach.
1. Ka'anapali Beach
Lahaina, Hawaii
