--- title: "Breaking Ground: Construction Begins on Fort Hamer Bridge" description: The long awaited Fort Hamer Bridge project has officially begun! On Thursday, March 19, construction began after a ground-breaking ceremony. image: https://blog.theislandsrealty.com/hs-fs/hub/465801/file-2642887363.jpg --- [![Logo](https://blog.theislandsrealty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo.png?width=450&name=Logo.png "Logo")](https://www.theislandsrealty.com) [![Logo](https://blog.theislandsrealty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo.png?width=300&name=Logo.png "Logo")](https://www.theislandsrealty.com) - [HOME](https://www.theislandsrealty.com) - [LOCATION](https://www.theislandsrealty.com/location) - [LIFESTYLE](https://www.theislandsrealty.com/lifestyle) - [COMMUNITY](https://www.theislandsrealty.com/community) - [RESIDENCES](https://www.theislandsrealty.com/residences) - NEWS/EVENTS - [OUR BLOG](https://blog.theislandsrealty.com) - [PHOTO GALERY & VIDEOS](https://www.theislandsrealty.com/media-gallery) - [CONTACT US](https://www.theislandsrealty.com/contact-us) ![banner-blog](https://blog.theislandsrealty.com/hs-fs/hub/465801/file-2642887363.jpg?width=1920&name=file-2642887363.jpg "banner-blog") - [The Islands on the Manatee River (58)](https://blog.theislandsrealty.com/topic/the-islands-on-the-manatee-river) - [boating and golf community (32)](https://blog.theislandsrealty.com/topic/boating-and-golf-community) - [Waterfront community Sarasota Florida (29)](https://blog.theislandsrealty.com/topic/waterfront-community-sarasota-florida) - [new waterfront homes florida (25)](https://blog.theislandsrealty.com/topic/new-waterfront-homes-florida) - [things to do in sarasota (25)](https://blog.theislandsrealty.com/topic/things-to-do-in-sarasota) # Breaking Ground: Construction Begins on Fort Hamer Bridge March 20, 2015 by [Roy Premer](https://blog.theislandsrealty.com/author/roy-premer) 0 Comments - - - - ![bridge construction](https://blog.theislandsrealty.com/hs-fs/hub/465801/file-2642887363.jpg?width=372&name=file-2642887363.jpg "bridge construction")The long awaited Fort Hamer Bridge project has officially begun! On Thursday, March 19, construction began after a ground-breaking ceremony at Fort Hamer Park. Along with the 2,318 foot-long bridge will come mainland improvements such as turn lanes and signalized intersections. The Fort Hamer Bridge will provide residents of Parrish and [The Islands](http://theislandsofrw.com/) an alternate -and quicker- route to interstate 75, providing a direct route to Lakewood Ranch. 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