Skyway Fishing Pier State Park is a Florida State Park located on the north and south sides of the mouth of Tampa Bay. When the new Sunshine Skyway Bridge was built on I-275 (US 19) after one part of the old bridge collapsed due to a ship collision, the approaches to the old bridge were turned into the longest fishing pier in the world. The bridge is lit at night, and the park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The most common activity is fishing. Common catches include snook, tarpon, grouper, black sea bass, Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, cobia, sheepshead, red snapper and flounder. Snacks, drinks, bait, and fishing supplies can be purchased on the fishing pier, which charges an admission fee of $4.00 per car plus $4.00 per adult, $2.00 per child (6-12 years old) and free, children 5 and younger. Other activities include kayaking, swimming, wading, kite surfing and other miscellaneous water activities.
In August 2008, Florida Department of Transportation officials announced that the eastern spans of the pier would be closed on August 29, 2008, for safety reasons. They were built in 1954, and after 50 years of corrosion and wear and tear, they had worn out. The western spans, built 17 years later, were still deemed safe to use.
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- Skyway Fishing Pier State Park at Florida State Parks
- Skyway Fishing Pier State Park at Wildernet
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