‘Flying Bridge’ has served Sarasota County for a century and appeared in multiple movies

OSPREY – Scott Lewis grew up as a latchkey kid who loved to ride his bike everywhere and frequently found himself at the old Stickney Point Road bridge which — back then — was a cousin of the now historic Blackburn Point Road Swing Bridge.

A special treat was helping the bridge tender open and close that old swing bridge.

“It was a big key – it wasn’t electric back then,” said Lewis, who is now 66 and moved to Sebastian Florida…

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