Here is the updated timeline on new Howard Frankland bridge. Lots of people drive over the 275 bridge everyday, infact, 170,000 cars a day do. The construction has been going on now for a few years, since 2017 and there is lots of progress.
FDOT officials said by the end of 2025, it’s estimated the new bridge will be complete and we will be using 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.
How Many Lanes Will There Be
More information is coming out about the new bridges that are being built. WFLA.com has great pictures of what each side will look like when it is finished. The new bridge will have a total of eight lanes, four general-purpose lanes and four tolled express lanes. Two express lanes will travel from St. Petersburg to Tampa and the other two will run from the Tampa side toward St. Petersburg. The new bridge design will also include a bicycle/pedestrian trail that will connect Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.
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.
What Will The Howard Frankland Bridge Look Like When It's Finished?
What will the Howard Frankland Bridge look like when it’s finished? You have driven over the bridge and you see progress happening. So, when will it be done and what will it look like? According to the Florida Department of Transportation, construction is expected to finish around the end of 2025. It will cost around $865 million.
The FDOT says about the bridge, “This design-build project is building a new southbound/westbound (from Tampa to St. Petersburg) interstate bridge over Old Tampa Bay between Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.” They added, “The new bridge will consist of eight 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. A bicycle/pedestrian pathway separated from the roadway will is also included.”
Once the new bridge is built and all traffic is moved the existing northbound/eastbound (St. Petersburg to Tampa) bridge will be removed.
What will the Howard Frankland Bridge look like when it’s finished? Well the Florida Department of Transportation has a artist rendition of the what it will look like. You can also see photos of progress that has been happening with the new bridge below.
Artist rendition of overlook w ITS
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Artist rendition of overlook
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Artist rendition with traffic
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Bridge Construction in July 2023
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Bridge Construction in July 2023
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Bridge Construction in July 2023
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Bridge Construction in July 2023
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Bridge Construction in May 2023
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Bridge Construction in May 2023
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Bridge Construction in May 2023
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Bridge Construction in May 2023
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Bridge Construction in May 2023
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Bridge Construction in March 2023
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Bridge Construction in March 2023
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Bridge Construction in March 2023
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Bridge Construction in March 2023
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Bridge Construction in January 2023
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Bridge Construction in January 2023
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Bridge Construction in January 2023
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Bridge Construction in January 2023
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Bridge Construction in December 2022
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Bridge Construction in December 2022
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Bridge Construction in December 2022
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Bridge Construction in November 2022
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