William Howard Frankland
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William Howard Frankland (November 26, 1901December 1980) was an American businessman who proposed the W. Howard Frankland Bridge
over Old Tampa Bay
.
The son of a horse buggy seller, he arrived in Tampa, Florida
in 1925 from Jackson, Tennessee
. He founded Pioneer Tire as well as Rubber Products, Inc., and was a banker as well as a member of the Florida State Road Board
.
Frankland proposed a new bridge as he felt the land between the existing Gandy Bridge
to the south and the Courtney Campbell Causeway to the north was ripe for development. He and his family participated in the opening ceremonies for the span on January 15, 1960.
Frankland died in 1980 at age 79 in Tampa. Frankland Road in Tampa's Golfview neighborhood is also named for him.
Howard Frankland Bridge
The W. Howard Frankland Bridge is the central bridge spanning Old Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg, Florida to Tampa, Florida. It is one of three bridges connecting Hillsborough County and Pinellas County; the others being Gandy Bridge and Courtney Campbell Causeway...
over Old Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay."Tampa Bay" is not the name of any municipality...
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Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
in 1925 from Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...
. He founded Pioneer Tire as well as Rubber Products, Inc., and was a banker as well as a member of the Florida State Road Board
Florida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department...
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Frankland proposed a new bridge as he felt the land between the existing Gandy Bridge
Gandy Bridge
Gandy Bridge is the southernmost bridge spanning Old Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg, Florida to Tampa, Florida. Almost three miles long, it is one of three bridges connecting Hillsborough County and Pinellas County; the others being the Howard Frankland Bridge and the Courtney Campbell...
to the south and the Courtney Campbell Causeway to the north was ripe for development. He and his family participated in the opening ceremonies for the span on January 15, 1960.
Frankland died in 1980 at age 79 in Tampa. Frankland Road in Tampa's Golfview neighborhood is also named for him.