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Every afternoon, Javier Vara of St. Petersburg heads down to the seawall alongside the modern Gandy Bridge, with the hope of catching some trout for dinner.
[MELISSA LYTTLE | Times]
Every afternoon, Javier Vara of St. Petersburg heads down to the seawall alongside the modern Gandy Bridge, with the hope of catching some trout for dinner.

Gandy Bridge: 85th anniversary

On this day 85 years ago, people with bikes and horses and pocket change flocked to the two lanes of the Gandy Bridge. Nov. 20, 1924, marked the grand opening of Tampa Bay's first bridge, and about 30,000 people showed up for the celebration. Though the original span has since been destroyed, nearly 35,000 vehicles use the 2.6-mile bridge to cross the bay every day. Read on for the ABC's of Gandy history.
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