After years of watching pilings rise from the water, followed by cranes laying massive concrete slabs that would eventually make up a roadway, Tampa Bay commuters took their first trips across the new,

The Howard Frankland Bridge, known by many as the "Frankenstein" is a daily struggle for commuters. But on Tuesday, a brand new bridge opened for Southbound traffic—something we haven't seen in decades.

After several years of construction, the new span of the Howard Frankland Bridge officially opened to traffic in time for the Tuesday morning commute.