Sunshine Skyway Bridge Reopens Monday Afternoon

MANATEE COUNTY, FL — The Sunshine Skyway Bridge has reopened after shutting down early Monday morning due to strong winds from Tropical Storm Eta, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release. The bridge reopened around 12:30 p.m.

The four-lane cable-stayed concrete bridge with northbound and southbound lanes is part of I-275 and U.S. Highway 19. It connects Pinellas and Manatee counties. The bridge closes when there are maximum sustained winds of 40 mph or higher.

When the bridge closed Monday, Manatee County was still under a tropical storm warning as Tropical Storm Eta moved across South Florida.