Demolition Begins on Old Howard Frankland Bridge

FDOT begins demolition process on 1960s Howard Frankland Bridge

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The old Howard Frankland Bridge's demolition process is starting. You can already see crews beginning to take parts off the bridge while driving by. Missing Hillsborough teen rescued from sex traffickers after months of captivity: deputies The 1960's bridge is coming down, piece by piece. FDOT officials said it may look a bit unusual as you drive by. "We're deconstructing the bridge, so we're going to start a…

Demolition begins on old span of the Howard Frankland Bridge

The old Howard Frankland Bridge span connecting Hillsborough and Pinellas County is coming down.   The demolition process for the bridge built in the 60s began this week.  On a hot summer day, construction workers plug away at the demolition of the bridge.  And David Alonso, construction project manager for the Florida Department of Transportation, said they are doing it piece by piece.  “We’re going to start at the center of the bridge, and we’…

Old Howard Frankland Bridge demolition begins as new bridge nears completion

The demolition of the Howard Frankland bridge, built in the 1960s, is officially underway.David Alonso, the FDOT Construction Project Manager for Howard Frankland, provided insights into the project and its implications for the local community."We just shifted traffic earlier this week, on Wednesday morning, off of the 1960s bridge onto the 1990s bridge," Alonso announced. "This opened up access for the contractor to begin the demo operation, an…

5 things to know about demolition of the old Howard Frankland Bridge

Crews began dismantling the bridge, built in the 1950s, this week.

Demolition begins on 1960s span of the Howard Frankland Bridge

The Florida Department of Transportation has begun demolition of the oldest span of the Howard Frankland Bridge.

Demolition begins on old Howard Frankland Bridge