The Howard Frankland bridge spans Old Tampa Bay between the cities of Tampa and St Petersburg Florida along I-275. It was first designed in the late 1950s by Russian engineers through a Soviet-American engineer exchange program which also saw the development of the St Petersburg Russia metro system by American engineers.
It was immediately apparent however that the Soviet engineers did not understand the concept of traffic, or of automobiles in general as it was immediately snarled by poorly designed intersections and safety features which although advanced for the USSR were at least 50 years behind western standards at that time.
Out of shame most of the engineers working on the design of the bridge were sent to the gulags and the head engineer was tried and summarily shot. For this action the mayors of both St Petersburg and Tampa sent thank you letters to Russian officials, but this Soviet justice did little to alleviate the suffering of Bay Area residents which continues unabated to this day. Traffic continues to flow inefficiently leading into Tampa as the road narrows from 4 northbound lanes down to two as it passes the Westshore intersection also known as soul crushing alley.
There have been plans throughout the bridges history to alleviate the congestion through a complete redesign, but adhering to its policy of not doing anything useful ever, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is not taking action either now or in the immediate future.
It was immediately apparent however that the Soviet engineers did not understand the concept of traffic, or of automobiles in general as it was immediately snarled by poorly designed intersections and safety features which although advanced for the USSR were at least 50 years behind western standards at that time.
Out of shame most of the engineers working on the design of the bridge were sent to the gulags and the head engineer was tried and summarily shot. For this action the mayors of both St Petersburg and Tampa sent thank you letters to Russian officials, but this Soviet justice did little to alleviate the suffering of Bay Area residents which continues unabated to this day. Traffic continues to flow inefficiently leading into Tampa as the road narrows from 4 northbound lanes down to two as it passes the Westshore intersection also known as soul crushing alley.
There have been plans throughout the bridges history to alleviate the congestion through a complete redesign, but adhering to its policy of not doing anything useful ever, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is not taking action either now or in the immediate future.
by Badger1848 June 1, 2018
Get the Howard Frankland Bridgemug. A sex act involving two females and two males. The males stand apart, facing each other, whilst each female bends over, also facing each other. The females hold hands, as do the males. This creates the shape of an arched suspension bridge, such as the Golden Gate!
Dude, Brad and I brought those two sluts back to the frat house and did a Golden Gate Bridge with them!
by DZSpo August 15, 2017
Get the Golden Gate Bridgemug. A bridge located just outside a small Po-Dunk town in southeast Missouri where the locals go to fight. This bridge illuminates a mystical allure which destroys what most would consider rational adult behavior. Oh, almost forgot, this bridge also serves as a means to cross a small creek with a motor vehicle.
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by city boy transplant October 6, 2010
Get the 1st Bridgemug. 
Get the Bridgemug. Dickert's Bridge is a literary theorem that posits if a protagonist steps onto a rickety wooden bridge suspended over a chasm, it will fall. This led to the invention of the term "foreshadowing".
Chekhov was a hack.
Bridges are older than guns.
Chekhov was a hack.
Bridges are older than guns.
by SwagXMcNasty August 14, 2025
Get the Dickert's Bridgemug. "New Bridge" is a place hidden in Manchester where all the emo/goth/scene kids go to do drugs and to get drunk.
It is also a place to shag one another as nearly every Saturday some slag fucks a different guy. When a person decides to go there they will defenatly contract some STD's
It is also a place to shag one another as nearly every Saturday some slag fucks a different guy. When a person decides to go there they will defenatly contract some STD's
by Jumbo combo November 16, 2016
Get the New Bridgemug. To eat her out
by Lazer5 October 22, 2019
Get the Kissed her under the bridgemug.