Simply remain in one of the two right lanes to gain access to the airport.

FL 60 takes motorists to the entrance of the Veterans Expressway (FL Toll 589) as well as Clearwater and Clearwater Beach via the Courtney Campbell Causeway.

Also use this exit to reach the economy parking garage and the cell phone lot. The airport access road is named the George J. Bean Parkway, in honor of the retired executive director of the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, a Hillsborough County governmental body responsible for the operation of not only Tampa International Airport but three general aviation airports in Hillsborough County.

Southwest (your webmaster's favorite), Spirit, Ted and United. Also follow the red signs to reach the Tampa Airport Marriott Hotel as well.

American, Delta, Delta Express, and JetBlue.

You can reach both short and long term parking from the parking off ramp just ahead. The overpass you see in the background is for the airplanes that taxi to or from the gates.

Follow the color coded signs to the airline of your choice.

In 2005 Southwest relocated its home at Tampa International Airport from Airside A to a more permanent home at Airside C.

You can return to the terminal or parking garages as well as exit the airport in the right lane.

Stay in the right lanes to exit the airport.

After all, we won the Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup and the Arena Bowl so far. If the Rays make it to the World Series (and we were close in 2008 with an American League championship!) and do win the pennant, perhaps the City of Tampa will have to update that sign somehow.

Use the dedicated exit lane to reach these three airport amenities or use the two right lanes to exit the airport.

Follow FL 60 west for the Veterans Expressway as well as Clearwater or FL 616 east for Spruce Street. Follow FL 60 east to reach Interstate 275.

This is what it looked like before construction began in 2005 to dramatically change the interchange landscape of FL 60 and Tampa International Airport. As mentioned earlier these overpass bridges were built around 1970 as the new airport terminal was being built.

This is one of the many contractor-installed temporary signs you'll see as you make your way from St. Petersburg coming out of northbound Interstate 275.

Notice all the lane shifts compared to a related photo in the before reconstruction section. This overhead has been removed and replaced with an overhead located south of where this photo was taken.

This time, use the left lane rather than the right lane to access all three airport amenities.  A new set of northbound lanes which consist of a bridge going over a creek is under construction and when that is opened, the temporary northbound lanes will be dismantled.  This is to provide a free flowing creek by having bridges rather than culverts cross it alleviating flooding concerns.

If you miss this exit, simply follow the terminal parkway and you will be given another opportunity for the Post Office before leaving the airport.

This is coming from westbound FL 616 (Spruce Street) and consists of a flyover bridge in order to go over the canal as well as meet up with another flyover bridge carrying traffic from Clearwater and the Veterans Expressway to the airport.

This is the new flyover ramp motorists coming from Clearwater and the Veterans Expressway use to reach Tampa International Airport. I agree, this is much better than the old single lane circular loop ramp of the past.

The airport outbound flyover carries traffic headed to Interstate 275 and FL 60, including the dedicated flyover to St. Petersburg.

You will now notice that we are on Tampa International Airport soil, which is why the sign font changes.

Keep to the left to reach the main terminal as well as the short and long term parking garages. Keep to the right to reach the Post Office as well as the economy parking garage and the cell phone waiting area.

Air Canada, Airtran, British Airways, Cayman, Continental, Frontier, Lufthansa, Midwest, and Southwest (still your webmaster's favorite).

Spirit, Ted, United and WestJet.

American, Delta and JetBlue Airways.

Northwest/KLM and US Airways.

Remain in the left lane in order to access both the short and long term parking garages right after you go under the taxiway overpass.

If you miss this opportunity, don't fret - instead, drive around the terminal and you will get another opportunity just before exiting the airport.

The arriving and departing drives are for immediate loading and unloading of passengers and their baggage only. Don't sit there in the arriving/departing drives or you will be asked by one of TIA's friendly traffic enforcement officers to move your vehicle along.

Notice how the terminal drive was widened from two to three lanes. In the foreground is what used to be the shuttle for the former Airside B, which is now a new building used as a baggage sort facility for Airside A.

Makes me want to buy a ticket and fly somewhere on Southwest ... hmmm, Ft. Lauderdale? Los Angeles? Baltimore/Washington (BWI)?

As mentioned previously, Southwest happens to be your webmaster's favorite airline!

Remain in the left lane for the Red level arrival drive, the middle lane for the Red level departure drive, or the right lane to circle back to the terminal and parking areas or to exit the airport. In the background is a newly completed overpass from the newly constructed rental car center.

Remain in the right lanes for return to the terminal and parking or to exit the airport.

Notice the newly widened road from two to three lanes. In the foreground is a new overhead sign coming soon (evidenced by the two new concrete supports) and the shuttle for Airside A.

The new overhead sign that was under construction in the last photo has now been installed! Stay in the middle and right lanes to exit the airport or use the left lane to return to the terminal and the Short/Long Term Garages.

If you missed the parking area the first time, here's your second chance. If you miss this one, you'll get an extra opportunity at the Post Office exit just ahead.

With the new flyover opened providing access to the red arrival and departure areas, the old butterfly-style sign gantry seen in the last photo was taken down. Now you can return to the terminal of your choice by following the color coded signage.

The sign never changed as seen in the Before Reconstruction section. If the Rays ever win the World Series (and we came so close in 2008 being the American League champs), then the sign I believe will have to be updated.  However, the Rays happen to be in St. Petersburg and will be, of course.

To exit the airport, remain in the right lanes.

Remain in the left lane for access to FL 60 west to Clearwater and FL 616 east to Spruce Street. For access to the Veterans Expressway, remain in the right lane as there is a dedicated ramp.

As the sign below says, the exit for both roads is 700 feet ahead, so you'll want to be in the left lane.  This is one of many contractor installed signs that were placed to remind motorists of the temporary ramp configurations in place.

Stay in the middle lane as you will use a new high rise flyover just ahead.

This was taken on the old exit access road leading out to Interstate 275 via FL 60 east. To the right are the support columns for the new high rise flyover taken around early 2007. The low level overpass to FL 60 east no longer exists as the new high rise flyover is open for traffic.

Use the far left lane for FL 60 to Clearwater or FL 616 to Spruce Street or use the right lanes to get to Interstate 275 from FL 60 east.  This temporary overhead has long been dismantled as new ramps were opened.

Remain in the left lane for southbound Interstate 275 to St. Petersburg, the center lane for northbound Interstate 275 via FL 60 to Tampa or the right lane for westbound FL 60 to Clearwater and FL Toll 589 northbound for the Veterans Expressway.

When you get to the top you get a breathtaking view of Tampa to the left as well as Tampa Bay and the Howard Frankland Bridge to the right.

Notice how high the street lights are due to the height restrictions imposed as we are in the proximity of TIA's major runways. Moreover, a ramp which splits off from this approximate location is under construction which will take motorists directly to Interstate 275 south and St. Petersburg without having to go onto east FL 60.

Remain in the right lane in order to get to FL 60 east as well as Interstate 275 or the left lane in order to get to Cypress Street. As the sign advises, reduce your speed to 25 mph in here - the loop ramps that follow are very sharp turns. The signage for St. Petersburg was probably temporary overlays until the ramps for St. Petersburg were opened.

Remain in the right lane for northbound Interstate 275 via FL 60 to Tampa or the left lane for Cypress Street as well as eastbound FL 616, Spruce Street.  This was taken shortly after the flyover to St. Petersburg was opened.

Use the left lane in order to access Cypress Street or the right lane in order to access FL 60 east and Interstate 275. Again the St. Petersburg signage was an overlay while the ramps were being built.

Notice the new signage for eastbound FL 616, Spruce Street. The Interstate 275 Tampa signage is now in its permanent form.

Just follow the ramp that is ahead and maintain the 25 mph speed limit through the construction zone. As mentioned previously the St. Petersburg signage was in the form of temporary overlays while the new ramps were being built.

Use the left lane for FL 616/Spruce Street or the right lane for northbound Interstate 275 to Tampa via FL 60 east.

This is the flyover ramp coming right from the high rise flyover ramp which will provide direct access to Interstate 275 south to St. Petersburg right from Tampa International Airport. The paved ramp we are on now is a temporary ramp which has been shifted to a permanent ramp that goes under the flyover to the left.

Use the left flyover for southbound Interstate 275 to St. Petersburg or the right flyover for northbound Interstate 275 to Tampa via FL 60. Be careful: Once you get on the left flyover there is no exit for 7 miles; the next exit will be FL 687/4 St N (Exit 32) after crossing the Howard Frankland Bridge.

This ramp connects you directly with southbound Interstate 275.

Here we see a lane reduction from two lanes to one lane. To the left is a newly installed sign gantry for Interstate 275 from the FL 60 mainline.

Here we just crossed Cypress Street on the new TIA to St. Petersburg flyover. Traffic from Cypress Street will be joining us shortly. In the background is the old gantry for Interstate 275 and FL 60 on the FL 60 mainline to the left; I imagine this gantry will be removed and replaced as the airport interchange project progresses.

The free flow ramp to the right is traffic coming from Cypress Street. We are in the same location where there used to be a ramp from northbound Interstate 275 to Cypress Street.

Now we're all set for southbound Interstate 275 to St. Petersburg by way of the Howard Frankland Bridge. But lastly, we have to pick up traffic from westbound Kennedy Blvd. Talk about red carpet service from Tampa International Airport to St. Petersburg via Interstate 275!

Remain in the left lane for the Veterans Expressway (FL Toll 589) or the center and right lanes to reach Tampa International Airport and Interstate 275 as well as Tampa and St. Petersburg. Use the Bayport Drive exit to reach the Tampa Airport Hyatt. But I got to agree, this is much better than the way FL 60 used to look like in the past.

Use the left lane for Memorial Highway and Eisenhower Blvd. (the frontage road that lines the Veterans Expressway) or the right lane to reach Raymond James Stadium via FL 616, Spruce Street.

Make sure that you are in the correct lane for either Interstate 275 and Kennedy Blvd. or Tampa International Airport and Spruce Street (FL 616).

Here we see more new signage installed as part of the airport interchange project. If you are headed for Memorial Highway or Hillsborough Avenue, be sure to use northbound Eisenhower Blvd. to avoid paying the toll. Also follow northbound Eisenhower Blvd. to Hillsborough Avenue for air cargo.

Here we see more new signage, a fixed sign for FL 60 west to Clearwater and a variable message sign to the left. Seems like the Florida DOT did a good job on replicating the Interstate 275 shield on the variable message sign!

We see more new overheads for FL 60 and Interstate 275 as well as Tampa International Airport and FL 616/Spruce Street. The airport interchange marks the southern terminus of the Veterans Expressway. Just be sure to be in the correct lane for where you want to go.

Located east of the airport interchange on Spruce Street, O'Brien Street is a local street that connects Spruce Street with Cypress Street.

You can now exit onto Spruce Street (eastbound FL 616) directly from FL 60 without having to transit through Tampa International Airport. The overpass in the background carries traffic from northbound Interstate 275.

Remain in the three left lanes for the Veterans Expressway (FL Toll 589) as well as FL 60 west towards the Courtney Campbell Causeway and Clearwater. The space to the right of the sign on the same overhead is for Tampa International Airport when the ramp gets finished.

This is new signage on the Veterans Expressway (FL Toll 589) on a new northbound alignment. Note that all motorists are reminded that this is the last exit before the toll road ahead; the signage and the mounting reminds me of the CA 73 toll road south of Los Angeles.

Immediately after the Independence Parkway exit is the Veterans Expressway and its first tolled exit, Hillsborough Avenue (FL 580, Exit 4).

This is new signage on the Veterans Expressway's new southbound alignment thanks to the Tampa Airport Interchanges Project.

Notice the dedicated right hand exit only lane for westbound FL 60. To the left is one of the many variable message signs found not only here but on Interstate 275 as well. Check out the impromptu contractor signs for Interstate 275 and Tampa Airport mounted above the lanes on top of the variable message sign.

Remain in the right lanes for FL 60 west to Clearwater or the left lanes for FL 60 east to Tampa International Airport and Interstate 275. This is taken on the southbound Veterans Expressway on its new alignment.

This is new signage mounted on a new alignment on the Veterans Expressway. This new alignment (which this picture was taken) incorporates a new overpass bridge replacing an older 1960's era overpass which was refurbished in 1994 when the Veterans Expressway opened. The new overpass was built as a part of the Tampa Airport Interchanges project.

Remain in the right lane to access Spruce Street (FL 616) and Tampa International Airport. In the foreground is a new overpass which replaced a 1960's era overpass as described in the last photograph.

Use the far right lane for Spruce Street (FL 616) or the second right lane for Tampa International Airport. You can also use Spruce Street to access Cypress Street via a new exit ramp.

Here is a final opportunity for motorists who wish to exit onto Spruce Street (FL 616) as well as Cypress Street via a newly constructed ramp. The ramp for Tampa International Airport is just after the ramp for Spruce Street.

Taken on the Tampa International Airport outbound access road, use the right lane for the Veterans Expressway (FL Toll 589) or westbound FL 60 towards Clearwater. However, if you are headed on eastbound FL 60, you want to be in the middle lane for Tampa or the left lane for St. Petersburg!

Taken on the Tampa flyover coming out of Tampa International Airport, use the left lane for Cypress Street or Spruce Street and the right lane for eastbound FL 60 to Interstate 275. Remember to watch your speed, as the ramp commands a 25 mph advisory speed limit.

Use the left lanes for southbound Interstate 275 to St. Petersburg or the right lanes for northbound Interstate 275 to Tampa as well as Cypress Street, Spruce Street and eastbound FL 60. Be careful, though: Once you get onto the St. Petersburg flyover (the left flyover) there is no return until 4 St N (Exit 32) in St. Petersburg; this is something the Florida DOT needs to address.