Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city located in Hillsborough County on the west coast of central Florida in the United States. Easily accessible by Interstate 4 and Interstate 75, it is the largest city in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area which is composed of roughly 2.6 million residents, making it the second largest MSA in the state behind the new Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach MSA, and third largest MSA in the south. It is also the third largest city in the state following Jacksonville (Duval County consolidated) and Miami. It is also the county seat of Hillsborough County{{GR|6}}. The Population within the city limits in 2004 according to the U.S. Census Bureau is 321,772. The area code served by the city is 813. Other cities in Hillsborough County include Temple Terrace, FL and Plant City, FL.

Landmarks

The most famous landmark is the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Being Florida's largest bridge, and being the worlds longest Cable-Strayed Bridge, It is the most well known landmark in Tampa. Most residents of Tampa say that the nearby city St. Petersburg, Florida steals the glory for owning the bridge but in fact...The Hillsborough County line extends throughout the bay and to the gulf...thereby, Tampa owns most of the bridge. The current bridge replaced a cantilever bridge that fell when a freighter collided into it.

Related Topics:
Sunshine Skyway Bridge - Cable-Strayed Bridge - St. Petersburg, Florida

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