ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Search results
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, sometimes referred to as the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the Sunshine Skyway, or simply " the Skyway ", is a pair of long beam bridges with a central tall cable-stayed bridge that spans Lower Tampa Bay to connect Pinellas County ( St. Petersburg, Florida) to Manatee County ( Terra Ceia, Florida ).
People also ask
What is the Sunshine Skyway Bridge?
What happened at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge?
When was Sunshine Skyway built?
Did a freighter hit the Sunshine Skyway Bridge?
May 6, 2020 · News. See historic photos from the Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster. On May 9, 1980, a freighter struck the bridge, killing 35 people in one of the worst disasters in Tampa Bay history.
- masencio-rhine@tampabay.com
- Photo Director, Projects & Features
This bridge, which you'll cross on the drive from St. Petersburg to Bradenton, is one of the longest cable-stayed concrete bridges in the world offering breathtaking panoramic views of Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Park at the lots at either end of the bridge to capture postcard-worthy photos.
- (3.7K)
- Attraction
2 days ago · Want to know if the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is open or closed? You've come to the right place! We pull and report the Skyway Bridge status every 5 minutes.
May 9, 2020 · A car precariously balanced, just 14 inches short of plummeting 140 feet into Tampa Bay, Florida, after the freighter 'Summit Venture' rammed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a...
Mar 26, 2024 · More than four decades before a freighter hit Baltimore’s Key Bridge, a freighter hit the Sunshine Skyway bridge in St. Petersburg, Fla., killing 35.
May 9, 2024 · A car precariously balanced, just 14 inches short of plummeting 140 feet into Tampa Bay, Florida, after the freighter 'Summit Venture' rammed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a thunderstorm, killing 34 people.
