FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 69: John Ringling Bridge, 2003, Sarasota
State Road 789. PCL Civil Constructors, builder
Harold Bubil
“Perhaps that is because they find it faster than driving,” I interjected.
This joke surprised even me, as I had promoted the new bridge’s construction in my newspaper column 20 years ago and doubted that it would do anything but speed up traffic.
When the bridge was being considered correction: vehemently debated in the 1990s, some people speculated that the new bridge, which was replacing a drawbridge, would create an uninterrupted flow of traffic on the span that would cause bottlenecks when that traffic had to stop for signals on the mainland.
Details emerge in sailing fatality
STEVE REID
sreid@lbknews.com
The Sarasota community grappled with the sad news of a young Sailing Squadron student losing his life last Saturday in a boating accident beside the Ringling Bridge.
The death of 12-year-old Ethan Isaacs brought waves of sadness through the Pine View School Community where he was a 6th grader, through the Sailing Squadron community where Isaacs was receiving instruction when the accident occurred and most devastatingly to his family and mother who was waiting for him on City Island to finish his sailing class.
By Nov. 25, a more detailed report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) brought to light the events of the morning.