Just north of the Western Florida ICW’s passage across the entrance to Tampa Bay, the Waterway passes under two bridge, both confusingly enough, known as the Pinellas Bayway. The southern of the two is knows at the “E span,” with the northern bridge bearing the moniker of “C span.”
Captain Dave is quite right that for sailcraft, or even slow moving trawlers, the restrictive opening schedules (follow link below for the schedules) can be “challenging.”

This bridge answers to `Structure E’ and opens every 30 minutes which makes it tough to get to Structure C in 10 minutes.
Dave

And, here is a chance for the cruising community add input to this bridge situation. Carefully read Captain Michael Lieberum’s note below. In the past, Captain Lieberum has been extremely generous with his time and expertise over the years in helping us get all the bridge info on the Cruisers’ Net as accurate as possible. He also has MORE THAN A LITTLE TO DO WITH SETTING BRIDGE OPENING SCHEDULES! So, PLEASE respond to Captain Lieberum’s question, by clicking the “Comment on This Posting/Marina/Anchorage/Bridge” link below, or e-mail him directly at the address he provides.

If it is a problem getting from one bridge to next bridge in 10 minutes would it be better to change the schedule of Structure `C’ to a 30 minute schedule; which would allow 15 minutes between bridges? Please email your responses directly to me: michael.b.lieberum@uscg.mil
Sincerly,
Michael Lieberum,
Seventh Coast Guard District Bridge Branch, Miami, FL

Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s Western Florida Bridge Directory Listing For The Pinellas Bayway, E-span

Click Here To View the Cruisers’ Net’s Western Florida Bridge Directory Listing For The Pinellas Bayway, C-span