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Opening Day Ceremonies
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schedule
All events begin on the east (St. Petersburg) side of the bridge
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TI Causeway Bridge Grand Opening
SOUVENIRS
The "Four Lanes of Freedom"
Commemorative T-Shirt
Only $10 - while supplies last
Sizes M-L-XL-XXL
On sale at the event
Set of four causeway postcards
Only $2 - while supplies last
Two postcards of the old bridge and two of the new
On sale at the event
Click on the poster below for a printer-friendly version
OPENING DAY
BOAT PARADE
Saturday, August 25th - 11am
Boaters wishing to be part of the parade should contact parade leader
Les Lathrop at 727-367-4511.
Over 40 boaters have signed up so far!
Click here for the boat parade news release 
EVENT PARKING
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FOR PRINTABLE MAP
From Treasure Island and the beaches ...
Park on Paradise Lane (the road that parallels the north side of the causeway)
DO NOT PARK ON THE CAUSEWAY.
From St. Petersburg ...
Park on
Causeway Boulevard North or South. Enter at 80th Street.
DO NOT PARK ON THE CAUSEWAY.
DO NOT PARK AT THE
TREASURE ISLAND TENNIS & YACHT CLUB.
For cyclists and runners ...
Gather at the east side of the bridge after the bridge closes to traffic at 9am.
Once the ribbon has been cut, cyclists and runners will be sent over the bridge en mass - it should be an impressive sight!
For boaters in the parade ...
The boat parade starts at 11am. The boats will sail through the drawbridge channel from north to south.
Power and sail boats should assemble at the green Intracoastal Waterway Channel Marker #19 (east of Isle of Palms and north of the Treasure Island Causeway Drawbridge) at 10am
Boaters approaching from south of the causeway should remember the bridge will not open to marine traffic between 9am and 11am the day of the parade. Vessels requiring a bridge opening should do so well before 9am
The Treasure Island Causeway Bridge Tender monitors Channel 9.
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