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Wind Advisory Issued For Sunshine Skyway Bridge: FL Highway Patrol

Drivers are advised to use caution on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Tuesday morning because of high winds, Florida Highway Patrol said.

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Drivers are advised to use caution on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Tuesday morning because of high winds, Florida Highway Patrol said.
Drivers are advised to use caution on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Tuesday morning because of high winds, Florida Highway Patrol said. (Skyla Luckey/Patch)

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

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

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

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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.

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