Tierra Verde is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,721 at the 2010 census. The community is located on an island near the entrance of Tampa Bay, and is connected by the bridges of the Pinellas Bayway to both St. Petersburg and St. Pete Beach. At the southern end of Tierra Verde is Fort De Soto, a county park.

The Pinellas Bayway System is a series of bridges on two state roads in Pinellas County, Florida. It is a toll road complex maintained and operated by the Florida Department of Transportation. It also is compatible with the SunPass ETC system currently in use on all other FDOT-owned toll roads. The Pinellas Bayway consists of:State Road 682, an east–west divided highway connecting SR 699 on a Gulf of Mexico barrier island near St. Pete Beach, Florida to Interstate 275 and US 19 in St. Petersburg. The 3.7-mile-long State Road 682 passes over three bridges (toll:$1.00) as it crosses the entrance of Boca Ciega Bay. State Road 679, a hook-shaped north–south road with a four-lane divided northern half and a two-lane southern half serving Fort De Soto Park at the tip of the "hook". Motorists traveling the entire length of SR 679 traverse two bridges.