Travel Advisory Issued For Sunshine Skyway Bridge: FL Highway Patrol

FLORIDA — A travel advisory was issued Thursday morning for the Sunshine Skyway Bridge because of high winds, according to the Florida Highway Patrol’s Live Traffic Crash and Road Condition Report.

Much of Central Florida is under a tornado watch as a slow storm system causing severe weather pushes across the Southeast, according to the National Weather Service’s Tampa Bay office.

While the bridge remains open, drivers are advised to use caution when going in either direction.

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The bridge closes when there are maximum sustained winds of 50 mph or higher.

The four-lane cable-stayed concrete bridge with northbound and southbound lanes is part of I-275 and U.S. Highway 19. It connects Pinellas and Manatee counties.