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‘Days are numbered.’ Tampa Bay anglers react to Skyway Fishing Pier closure

In 2008, the eastern bridge, built in 1954, was closed to fishing. It had a 54-year lifespan when it was deemed structurally ...

Part of Skyway Fishing Pier to close following FDOT structural inspections

Part of the Skyway Fishing Pier is shutting down on Monday after the Florida Department of Transportation recently completed ...

Florida is shutting down a section of the Sunshine Skyway pier. There are issues

The original Sunshine Skyway Bridge opened in 1954, with an addition in 1969 to make it a four-lane bridge, according to the ...

Part of south Skyway Fishing Pier to close after issues found

Nearly half of the south Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — located on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge — ...
WUSF Public Media

A portion of Skyway's south fishing pier closes due to structural concerns

After inspections, officials determine about a half-mile of span, accessed from Manatee County, can no longer safely handle ...
Bay News 9

Fishing returns to Clearwater's Pier 60

“I’ve just been getting bites the whole day,” said 14-year-old Willie Hurst, who spent the afternoon fishing with his father off of Pier 60. The area of the pier from the bait house to the gate had ...