Sarasota County is considering replacing the historic Blackburn Point Road Swing Bridge due to its age and inability to handle modern traffic. Built in 1926, the bridge is the last of its kind in the ...
Sarasota County is preparing a major rehabilitation project for the Manasota Beach Road drawbridge, which hasn’t seen a major touch-up in over two decades. The project is set to cost $9,428,688 – 64% ...
A meeting is set from 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12 at Church of the Holy Spirit, 129 Tamiami Trail, Osprey. A presentation sharing the revisions to the preliminary design plan options will begin at ...
OSPREY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Blackburn Point Bridge in Osprey was built in the 1920s. It is currently listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Sarasota County Register of Historic ...
The Blackburn Point Swing Bridge is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places and is nearly 100-years-old. Sarasota County engineers say the bridge is at the end of its lifespan and needs ...
What do MacKinlay Cantor's crutch, a Sara De Soto pageant crown and a pointy pen used by Gov. Cary Hardee in 1921 all have in ...
In a move reflecting the relentless pressure of rapid growth across the region, the Sarasota Alliance for Historic ...