If you love bridges this is a must drive bridge. It is gorgeously designed and the water view is great. It is better to be the passenger on the trips across the bridge.

It was fun to drive over this bridge. It goes up very high over the water so provides nice views. Fishing piers at either end.

Cool bridge, especially if you read the history behind why they built the new one so high (a brutal fog accident that took many lives). Pretty.

I've lost count how many times we've crossed this bridge but flying into Tampa a couple of times a year we drive over the bridge on our way to Rotonda and as soon as we see the bridge we know we're on holiday. It feels strange driving up and over as it's quite steep and feels almost like an aircraft... More

THE PAST HISTORY Like the Phoenix risen from the ashes, the beautiful newer SKYWAY bridge is there simply because of a tragedy. It was about 8 AM on May 9, 1980, when the freighter Summit Venture, a ship close to 600 feet long (about two football fields) almost empty, light on ballast and riding high in the water struck the... More

No fishing liscense needed! $4 per vehicle and $4 pp to fish for the day! It was about $20 pp for the poles and bait.

Take a stop on the fishing pier or rest stops to look back at the bridge and get some fantastic photos. The bridge graces the skyline.

Beautiful bridge most exciting and a bit frightening during a thunder storm!! Best place to see sunset on the gulf.

You cannot fail to be in awe of this. It is good to stop and go on the old bridge, where the fishermen go, so interesting and you can take in all the sites.