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 May 03, 2018
by xavienhoward25 March 24, 2022
An asshole who's never had a girlfriend, and thus chooses to be that annoying friend who hates anyone else in a relationship.
Girl 1: Did you hear about the guy who pulled a Jim Howard?
Girl 2: Yeah, he's so unhappy by himself that he decided to ruin his friend's relationship! What an asshole.
Girl 1: It's totally unforgivable when someone pulls a Jim Howard. How dare they do that to their friend?
Girl 2: Yeah, he's so unhappy by himself that he decided to ruin his friend's relationship! What an asshole.
Girl 1: It's totally unforgivable when someone pulls a Jim Howard. How dare they do that to their friend?
by That Friend November 19, 2017
Ladies and Gentlemen at Howard University test out their luck with rizz today.
Ladies don’t be afraid to walk up on the guys
Men don’t be afraid to walk up on the girls
If u see someone you like go talk to them even a simple compliment can get u far.
Ladies don’t be afraid to walk up on the guys
Men don’t be afraid to walk up on the girls
If u see someone you like go talk to them even a simple compliment can get u far.
I’m so excited for Howard rizz day I can’t wait to rizz up a female hopefully she will like me back and I can get her Instagram.
by Josh Widespoon September 08, 2023
John Howard was an Australian prime minster who went missing after a swim. A theory is he’s swam to Hawaii and that’s why ScoMo went there. Pulling a Howard is another term for fucking off during a bad time.
by Queenduckie4273 April 26, 2020
by Kyle Howard September 28, 2022