▁Championships ▁medal ists ▁in ▁k ay ak <0x0A> </s> ▁L ill ib ridge ▁is ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁Hills borough ▁County , ▁Florida , ▁ ▁United ▁States , ▁three ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁Florida ▁State ▁Road ▁ 3 9 , ▁near ▁Lith ia . ▁ ▁History ▁L ill ib ridge ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁by ▁Mort on ▁L ill ib ridge . ▁ ▁Because ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁A la f ia ▁River , ▁the ▁community ▁was ▁very ▁isolated . ▁ ▁A ▁trip ▁to ▁T ampa ▁took ▁three ▁days ▁by ▁ox cart , ▁provided ▁the ▁water ▁was ▁low ▁enough ▁to ▁cross ▁Ald erman ' s ▁Ford . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁the ▁Se ab o ard ▁Rail road ▁built ▁a ▁line ▁that ▁stopped ▁in ▁L ill ib ridge ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁L ill ib ridge ▁post ▁office ▁shut ▁down . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁ph osph ate ▁became ▁a ▁huge ▁local ▁business , ▁with ▁Pra irie ▁P eb ble ▁Ph osph ate ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁Cor on et ▁Ph osph ate ▁Company ▁operating ▁mines ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁still ▁exist ▁today ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁M osa ic ▁Comp an ies . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁has ▁decl ined ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁is ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁unknown ▁to ▁residents ▁today . ▁