Gandy Bridge between Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, circa 1940

Subjects: Automobiles Bridges & Dams
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Gandy Bridge between Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A view down the roadway of the Gandy Bridge, its white wooden railings and line of lamp posts receding toward the low shoreline across open water, with a single red automobile approaching. The card's own caption identifies it as the Gandy Bridge, "Six Miles Long, between Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla." The Gandy Bridge, named for promoter George Shepard Gandy, opened in 1924 as a privately built toll span and gave motorists the first direct roadway link across Tampa Bay between Tampa and St. Petersburg.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Left Miami [illegible] want to take an auto trip Sunday. So far we have enjoyed [illegible] one of the [illegible] [illegible] beautiful [illegible] Car[illegible] in the heat. That [illegible] back [illegible] here. Got a [illegible] before at [illegible] 86 down miles [illegible] we are [illegible]

PostmarkedFebruary 20, 1949, 15:30

Addressed to

Mr & Mrs Wm Steele

217 Walnut St., Oconomowoc, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked	February 20, 1949, 15:30
Publisher	Sun News Co.
Series	75
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mr & Mrs Wm Steele, 217 Walnut St., Oconomowoc, WI
Place depicted	Gandy Bridge, Tampa, FL
Place mentioned	Tampa, FL
Place mentioned	St. Petersburg, FL
Place mentioned	Tampa Bay, FL
Stamp	2c John Adams, red
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a narrow white border; card number 75 printed before the caption; light wear at corners. Postmark: ST. PETERSBURG FLA FEB 20 3:30 PM 1949. Divided-back Curt Teich "C.T. Art Colortone" card with 2¢ John Adams stamp; light soiling, edge and corner wear.

Cite this card

Gandy Bridge between Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/gandy-bridge-between-tampa-and-st-petersburg-florida-circa-1-1930. Accessed October 24, 2026.