While in the St. Petersburg area I wanted to try a roadway that I never traveled on previously. Being a fan of old military fortifications Florida State Road 679 over the south Pinellas Bayway seemed to the ticket. FL 679 is part of the Pinellas Bayway System which also consists of FL 682. The Pinellas Bayway system a series of roadways that bridge many of the Keys located at the mouth of Tampa Bay which were completed in 1962. FL 682 was originally designated as FL A19A and is a 3.7 mile State Road from US 19/I-275 in St. Petersburg west to FL 699 in St. Pete Beach. FL 679 was originally designated as FL 693 and is a 4.8 mile State Road from FL 682 south to Fort De Soto Park. The designations of the Pinellas Bayway system were changed to their current designations in the 1980s. Both FL 682 and FL 679 each have one tolled bridge. FL 682 meets the north terminus of FL 679 on Isla Del Sol immediately west of the FDOT toll facility. Fort De Soto Park is prominently signed di
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