Sand Key Bridge

The Sand Key Bridge (also called the Clearwater Pass Bridge) is a girder bridge that crosses the Clearwater Pass, connecting Clearwater and Belleair Beach, Florida. The bridge carries Gulf Boulevard, part of CR 183, and it was built in 1995, replacing the original bascule bridge built in the 1960s.^[1][2]

Sand Key Bridge
The Sand Key Bridge in 2007.
Coordinates	27°57′45.8″N 82°49′21.3″W
Carries	CR 183
Crosses	Clearwater Pass
Locale	Clearwater, Florida
Official name	Sand Key Bridge
Other name(s)	Clearwater Pass Bridge
Owner	City or Municipal Highway Agency
Characteristics
Design	Girder
Material	Prestressed concrete
Total length	2,520 feet
Width	44 feet
Clearance above	65 feet
Clearance below	72 feet
No. of lanes	Two
History
Opened	1960's (original bridge) 1995 (current bridge)
Statistics
Daily traffic	950
Toll	None
Location

The bascule bridge was owned and maintained by the City of Clearwater, and current bridge and owned and maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation.^[3]

See also

• Dunedin Causeway
• Clearwater Memorial Causeway
• Belleair Causeway
• Indian Rocks Causeway
• Park Boulevard Bridge
• Tom Stuart Causeway
• John's Pass Bridge
• Treasure Island Causeway
• Corey Causeway
• Pinellas Bayway