The south end of the I-4 bridge, in Sanford, is now “cursed,” as many traveling experience electronic malfunctions, lost phone service, and mysterious lights appearing out of nowhere. That stretch was deemed, “The Dead Zone.”
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A German family of four was buried there after perishing of yellow fever. Shortly after, the colony ceased to exist. The family's graves went untouched for several years as plowing went on around them, carefully, so as not to disturb the graves.
History. I-4 was one of the first Interstate Highways to be constructed in Florida, with the first section opening between Plant City and Lakeland in 1959. By early 1960, the Howard Frankland Bridge was opened to traffic, as well as the segment from the Hillsborough Avenue/US 301 junction in Tampa to Plant City.