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      • The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, a prominent Tampa Bay area connector, has been shut down due to high winds, as Hurricane Idalia approaches the coast, Pinellas County emergency officials said early Wednesday. The sprawling bridge connects St. Petersburg to the Sarasota area.
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  2. May 9, 2024 · TAMPA, Fla. — Thursday marks 44 years since the Sunshine Skyway Bridge tragedy. On May 9, 1980, a freighter struck a support column of the old bridge during the morning rush hour. Six cars, a...

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  3. May 6, 2020 · On May 9, 1980, a freighter struck the bridge, killing 35 people in one of the worst disasters in Tampa Bay history. Richard Hornbuckle's car rests where it skidded to a stop just14 inches from...

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  4. Aug 30, 2023 · The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, a prominent Tampa Bay area connector, has been shut down due to high winds, as Hurricane Idalia approaches the coast, Pinellas County emergency officials said...

  5. May 9, 2024 · PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Thursday marks 44 years since the collapse of the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge. A 608-foot freighter struck hit the bridge during a thunderstorm on the morning of...

  6. May 9, 2024 · 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge tragedy. The shocking collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning gives people in the Bay Area some frightening flashbacks to another disaster. Eight vehicles, including a Greyhound bus, plummeted 150 feet into the bay, killing 35 people in the catastrophe.

  7. Dec 7, 2023 · UPDATED 12:23 PM ET Dec. 07, 2023. MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A 22-year-old man driving a stolen Ford Mustang led authorities on a chase late Wednesday before crashing into an Uber on the Sunshine...

  8. Mar 26, 2024 · Tampa. FOX 13 News. 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge tragedy. Lloyd Sowers reports. TAMPA, Fla. - The shocking collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning gives people in the Bay Area some frightening flashbacks to another disaster.

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