Route Description
On some street maps dating around 1970 through early 1990s, I-275 from I-4 to St. Petersburg was referred to as the "Tampa Expressway". In November 2005, The Florida Legislature dedicated the section of I-275 in Pinellas County as the "St Petersburg Parkway/William C. Cramer Memorial Highway". William Cato Cramer was a native of St. Petersburg who served as a member of the Florida Legislature from 1955 through 1971. He helped to procure the building of I-275 through Pinellas County.
Just north of the Sunshine Skyway in Gulfport, drivers briefly drive on the left side as the freeway's lanes invert for about 1/2 mile (about 1 km) at the US 19/Pinellas Bayway exit (Exit 17).
Due to a failed effort during the 1970s to convert the Gandy Bridge corridor into a freeway, the Gandy Boulevard Interchange is incomplete. Two ramps were added in 1979 to eliminate illegal U-turns.
The only major interchange on I-275 is with I-4, just north of downtown Tampa. Known locally for years as "Malfunction Junction", the interchange quickly became full of daily rush hour backups due to the sprawling growth of the Tampa Bay area and the lack of the interchange's capacity. The interchange was overhauled, with wider lanes and some reconfigurations, between October 2002 and December 2006.
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