Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The south Sunshine Skyway Bridge Fishing Pier is pictured along Tampa Bay in this September 2024 Bradenton Herald file photo.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announces new construction and repairs to Tampa Bay's storm-battered fishing piers, with phased work already underway.

Anglers react to the news that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on March 19, 2026, plans to demolish the South Skyway ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly half of the south Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — located on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge — is ...

The state of Florida will soon reconstruct the Sunshine Skyway fishing piers, Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced. At a news conference Thursday in Bradenton, where DeSantis signed two environmental bills ...

DeSantis said the south pier will be replaced with a new structure built next to the damaged one. He added that the north pier will be improved to extend its lifespan by two decades. DeSantis said the ...

When the original Sunshine Skyway bridge opened in 1954, it was given a 50-year life span. A second bridge, built in 1969 and opened in 1971 to allow double the cars, was given a similar lifespan.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating after a 41-year-old man was found dead inside his car on the Skyway Bridge Fishing Pier on Sept. 2. Troopers responded to the pier at 4:20 a.m., where ...

Nearly half of the south Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — located on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge — is set to close indefinitely. The Florida State Parks website, run by the ...

Nearly half of the south Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — located on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge — is set to close indefinitely. The Florida State Parks website, run by the ...