St. Anthony's triathlon to create a traffic snag in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg (FOX 13) - Select streets will temporarily close to accommodate thousands of athletes racing on foot and on bikes while competing in the 33rd annual St. Anthony’s Triathlon on Sunday.

Drivers heading in to St. Pete may encounter delays on these roads:

• Brightwaters Boulevard which will be closed between Snell Isle Boulevard and the turnaround in the 1900 block of Brightwaters
• Bayshore Drive which will be closed between Seventh Avenue NE and Fifth Avenue SE
• North Shore Drive NE and Coffee Pot Blvd. which will be closed between Seventh and 22nd avenues NE
• Fifth Avenue SE (Dali Blvd) which will be closed from First to Fourth streets
• Pinellas Point Drive will be closed (drivers will be allowed to cross when safe to do so)

Drivers may also see intermittent closures on these roads:

• First Avenue S between 28th and First streets S
• Fourth Street S between 18th Avenue S and Pinellas Point Drive
• Portions of First, Third, Fourth and Sixth streets S between First Avenue S and Pinellas Point Drive
• Snell Isle Bridge (over Coffee Pot Bayou) will have limited vehicle traffic allowed