Sand Key Bridge

{{short description|Bridge in Florida, United States of America}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

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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 SR 699, and it was built in 1995, replacing the original bascule bridge built in the 1960s.{{Cite web|title=BridgeReports.com {{!}} CR183&699(GULF BL) over CLEARWATER PASS, Pinellas County, Florida|url=http://bridgereports.com/1080581|access-date=2020-10-17|website=bridgereports.com}}{{Cite web|title=Sand Key Bridge|url=http://bridgehunter.com/fl/pinellas/sand-key|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Bridgehunter.com}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Sand Key|url=http://drawbridgeahead.com/sandkey.html|access-date=2020-10-17|website=drawbridgeahead.com}}