Traffic & Transit
Skyway Bridge To Close Sunday Morning For 10K: FHP
A 10K race will shut down the northbound lanes of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Sunday morning, Florida Highway Patrol said.
MANATEE COUNTY, FL — The northbound lanes of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge will close to drivers Sunday from 3:30 to 11 a.m. for a 10K race, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
About 8,000 runners will participate in the annual Skyway 10K, which benefits the Armed Forces Families Foundation.
During the race, northbound motorists will be detoured from I-275 onto U.S. Highway 41, FHP said.
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The bridge’s southbound lanes will remain open, though drivers won’t be able to access the south rest area in Manatee County, the agency said. Southbound drivers are not allowed to stop on the bridge.
The Skyway Fishing Piers, both north and south, will close at midnight.
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The four-lane cable-stayed concrete bridge, which has northbound and southbound lanes, is part of I-275 and U.S. Highway 19. It connects Pinellas and Manatee counties.
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