Pinellas Bayway
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| Length: | 4.816 mi (7.751 km) | |||
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| South end: | Fort De Soto Park | |||
| North end: |
 SR 682 in St. Petersburg
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| Length: | 3.721 mi (5.988 km) | |||
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| West end: |
 SR 699 in St. Pete Beach
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| East end: |
  I-275 / US 19 in St. Petersburg
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The Pinellas Bayway System is a series of bridges on two state roads in Pinellas County, Florida. It is a toll road complex maintained and operated by the Florida Department of Transportation. It also is compatible with the SunPass ETC system currently in use on all other FDOT-owned toll roads. The Pinellas Bayway consists of:
The two State Roads intersect on Isla del Sol midway between St. Petersburg and St. Pete Beach. Until 2013, both highways had drawbridges in addition to low-level causeways in their configuration, and SR 679 retains this configuration. Attempts to replace the drawbridges with bridges of a different design in recent years met resistance from both nearby residents, yachtsmen, and the local chapter of the NAACP. [1] As of 2006, studies were being conducted by FDOT as to how the bridges would be replaced and how much they would cost. The low-level causeway and bascule-type drawbridge on SR 682 were replaced in 2013–2014 by a new high-level causeway without a movable span.
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