The entrance to the south Skyway fishing pier runs alongside I275 to the Skyway north. When the original Sunshine Skyway bridge opened in 1954, it was given a 50-year life span. A second bridge, built ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The City of Tampa announced the beginning of a project to restore the fishing pier at Ballast Point Park after it was damaged in last year’s hurricanes. The city determined that, ...

City officials hope to have the Dunedin Marina Fishing Pier restored and reopened in time for Dunedin’s Holiday Boat Parade ...

The pier was closed due to damage from Hurricane Debby and already had been slated for replacement. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is ...

Nearly half of the south Skyway Fishing Pier State Park - located on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge - is set to close indefinitely. The Florida State Parks website, run by the ...

When the original Sunshine Skyway bridge opened in 1954, it was given a 50-year life span. A second bridge, built in 1969 and opened in 1971 to allow double the cars, was given a similar lifespan.