4th Street On Ramp To NB 275 Now Open In St Pete
The 4th Street on-ramp to NB 275 is now open in St Pete. This is great news for anyone driving from Pinellas County to Hillsborough county over the Howard Frankland Bridge. …
The 4th Street on-ramp to NB 275 is now open in St Pete. This is great news for anyone driving from Pinellas County to Hillsborough county over the Howard Frankland Bridge. The 4th Street ramps have been closed for almost 3 years now, since January 2021. Drivers wanting to get onto 275 NB have had to go around and take Roosevelt Blvd or Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd and enter that way onto 275 northbound.
Today, the road finally opened up. According to the Florida Department of Transportation, the northbound ramp is open, however, the southbound ramp is still closed. This is part of the ongoing construction project to build the new Howard Frankland Bridge. This will help with traffic in north St. Petersburg.
Howard Frankland Bridge Project Construction
Many people drive over the 275 bridge every day 170,000 cars a day do. The construction has been going on now for a few years, since 2017 and there has been lots of progress. FDOT officials said by the end of 2025, it’s estimated the new bridge will be complete and we will be driving over it. There are about 275 workers on the job which costs about $865.3 million. Each bridge is said to have a service life of up to 80 years. The Howard Frankland Bridge was constructed in 1959, making it 64 years old.
Once the new bridge is built, southbound traffic will move to the new bridge and northbound traffic will move to the existing southbound lanes.
The original northbound bridge will then be removed.
Construction of the new Howard Frankland Bridge is coming along. All is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. Here are some of the latest photos taken from the air this past month.
Howard Frankland Bridge Replacement
FDOTHoward Frankland Bridge Replacement
FDOTAccording to the Florida Department of Transportation, as of this month, 92% of pilings have been driven. 418 of the 549 bridge footings have been completed. 413 of the 549 bridge columns have been completed.
Howard Frankland Bridge Replacement
FDOT163 of the 226 bridge caps have been completed. 605 of the bridge superstructure beams have been place. 39 of the 133 bridge decks placed.
Howard Frankland Bridge Replacement
FDOTHoward Frankland Bridge Replacement
FDOTOnce the new bridge is built, the existing northbound/eastbound side (St. Petersburg to Tampa) bridge will be removed.
Howard Frankland Bridge Replacement
FDOTThere will be 8 lanes; four general use lanes, (Tampa to St. Petersburg) and four Express lanes; two lanes from the St. Petersburg side toward Tampa, two lanes from the Tampa side toward St. Petersburg.
Howard Frankland Bridge Replacement
FDOTThere will also be a bicycle/pedestrian pathway.
