Bayside Bridge to take on new name Tuesday in honor of long-time attorneys

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The Bayside Bridge officially gets a new name on Tuesday.

The county is renaming the bridge the Dillinger McCabe Bayside Bridge.

The new name is in honor of long-time public defender Bob Dillinger and long-time state attorney Bernie McCabe.

Pinellas County commissioners approved the name change in January.

According to our newsgathering partners at the Tampa Bay Times, Commissioner Chris Latvala pursued the name change after Dillinger’s death in 2024, and that his wife supported the idea.