Belleair Beach, Florida Building a New bridge

 At over 50 years old, the existing bridge is now out with the old and in with the new - a new bridge is coming.

The existing 2 lane low-level bridge is being scrapped to make way for a larger, higher, better bridge over the Clearwater Harbor waterways for Belleair Beach, Florida. 

This is an extensive project for Belleair Beach and Pinellas County is estimated to cost over $72 million and take about 3 1/2 years. The causeway is 1.67 miles in length and 2 bridges will be replaced with one large one that spans Clearwater Harbor. 

The changes and a complete plan is explained in detail on the Belleair Beach Bridge Replacement video . 

Belleair Beach, Florida Bridge Improvements

This project is funded, in part, by the Penny for Pinellas. Some of the improvements coming are:

• New 5ft Bike Paths - there are none today;
• New 8 ft sidewalks - much wider than existing ones;
• New bridge will be handicap accessible - now they are not;
• New bridge will have a shoulder for cars to pull off to - there is none now;
• The new bridge is 74 ft high - so most boats will easily clear it;
• Improved boat ramp facilities and improved traffic flow.

Construction began this spring and the project should be completed in the spring of 2010. During construction the boat ramp will be closed to all vehicles, boats and pedestrians.

Belleair Beach, Florida Community Info

Additional info can be found on these sites:  

• Belleair Beach Causeway info; Belleair, Florida;
• City of Belleair Beach, Florida
• Pinellas County online info on Belleair Beach Bridge Project;
• The Tampa Bay Newspaper gave an update on the Bridge plans as well.

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