In keeping with our past study of bridges when Josh was doing his high school studies we went to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge near St. Petersburg, FL. We actually went to Ft. DeSoto so we could see the bridge and discovered one of the most beautiful and deserted beaches we have ever seen. Fort DeSota sits at the tip of the peninsula of St. Petersburg guarding the inner harbors for St. Pete and Tampa areas. Fort De Soto Park was named America’s Top Beach by TripAdvisor, the world's largest online travel community. The fort was used as a bombing and gunnery range during World War II. It is now a county park after periods of being under US and state control over the last 60 years. It is a lovely location and even had a doggie beach where Homer got to play in the sand and water (He doesn't care for water that much, though). The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, spanning Florida's Tampa Bay is the world's longest bridge with a cable-stayed main span, with a length of 29,040 feet - exactly 5.5 miles.
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