Hurricane Helene: Gandy Bridge closes due to storm

Hurricane Helene forced the Gandy Bridge to close shortly after 6 p.m. on Thursday. 

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the Howard Frankland and the Courtney Campbell Causeway closed on Thursday afternoon. 

Motorists are asked to stay off the roadways as Hurricane Helene works its way north just off Florida's west coast ahead of a predicted landfall in the Big Bend area on Thursday night. 

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