Gateway Expressway

Gateway Expressway
State Road 686A, State Road 690
Aerial map of Gateway Expressway
Route information
Maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise
StatusOpen
Existed2024–present
History
  • Approved February 2014
  • Construction started August 21, 2017
  • Opened April 26, 2024
Major junctions
Major intersections
State Road 686A
South end SR 690 in St. Petersburg
North end SR 686 at Bayside Bridge
State Road 690
West end US 19 in Pinellas Park
East end I-275 in St. Petersburg
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesPinellas
Highway system
SR 688SR 690 SR 693

The Gateway Expressway is a controlled-access toll road in Pinellas County, Florida completed in April 2024 at a cost of $598 million. The project consists of two branches: an elevated highway designated State Road 690 (SR 690) above 118th Avenue North between Interstate 275 (I-275) and U.S. Highway 19 (US 19) and a raised highway in the median of SR 686 from 118th Avenue North to the Bayside Bridge. Construction was approved in February 2014, began in November 2017, and completed on April 26, 2024.