Nearly half of the south Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — located on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge — is set to close indefinitely. The Florida State Parks website, run by the ...

A stretch of Skyway Fishing Pier State Park on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is shutting down indefinitely. The Florida State Parks website, run by the Florida Department of ...

When the original Sunshine Skyway bridge opened in 1954, it was given a 50-year life span. A second bridge, built in 1969 and opened in 1971 to allow double the cars, was given a similar lifespan.

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating after finding a man dead at one of the Skyway Fishing Piers. Troopers responded to the south side of the pier on I-275 around 4:20 a.m.

local Skyway Fishing Pier closure: What's That Costing You? Part of one of the Bay area's most popular fishing spots is closed forever. A 10 News viewer wanted to know what happened to all the fees he ...

Local rescue groups are working daily to save pelicans injured or killed near the Skyway fishing pier, where hooks and fishing lines entangle dozens of seabirds each week.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating after a 41-year-old man was found dead inside his car on the Skyway Bridge Fishing Pier on Sept. 2. Troopers responded to the pier at 4:20 a.m., where ...

The Florida Highway Patrol says troopers found a 41-year-old man dead inside an Chevrolet SUV parked at the Skyway Fishin Pier in Manatee County early Tuesday morning. The fisher pier is pictured in ...

Anglers wishing to try their luck on the new North Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier now have to pay for the privilege. "The money will help us pay for the facilities bathrooms, electricity, water lines," ...