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Gandy Bridge, six miles long, Tampa to St. Petersburg, FL, 1953

Subjects
AutomobilesBridges & DamsHunting & Fishing
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1953 (Chrome)
Front of Gandy Bridge, six miles long, Tampa to St. Petersburg, FL, 1953, Mr & Mrs Wm Steele, WI, USA, c. 1953 linen postcard
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Back of Gandy Bridge, six miles long, Tampa to St. Petersburg, FL, 1953, Mr & Mrs Wm Steele, WI, USA, c. 1953 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A single red automobile approaches the camera along the roadway of the Gandy Bridge, between white wooden guard rails and a line of lamp posts that recede toward the far shore. The printed caption promotes the crossing as six miles long and notes that fishing from boats along the span was popular. The Gandy Bridge opened in 1924 as a privately financed toll crossing of Tampa Bay, the first direct road link between Tampa and St. Petersburg. Its length and the fishing it drew made it a familiar landmark, and newer parallel spans later supplemented and replaced the original structure.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

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PublisherSun News Co.
75—Gandy Bridge, Six Miles Long, between Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla. --- Gandy Bridge spans beautiful Tampa Bay and shortens the automobile route considerably between Tampa and St. Petersburg. Fishing from boats along the great span is quite popular.
PostmarkedSt. Petersburg, FL, February 3, 1953, 15:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr & Mrs Wm Steele

217 Walnut St. Oconomowoc, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked, St. Petersburg, FL
PublisherSun News Co.
Series75
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr & Mrs Wm Steele, 217 Walnut St., Oconomowoc, WI
Place mentionedTampa, FL
Stamp2c John Adams, red, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a thin white border; card number "75" printed before the caption; scattered white speckling in the sky area. Postmark: ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. FEB 3 1953. Divided-back linen-era card (C.T. Art Colortone), 2¢ John Adams stamp, U.S. Treasury Defense Bond "Flag City" slogan cancel. Light edge wear.

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Gandy Bridge, six miles long, Tampa to St. Petersburg, FL, 1953, postcard, c. 1953. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/gandy-bridge-six-miles-long-tampa-to-st-petersburg-fl-1953. Accessed November 2, 2026.