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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 ).
- 1,200 ft (366 m)
- 4.14 mi (6.7 km)
- April 20, 1987; 36 years ago
- Tampa Bay
1 day ago · TAMPA, Fla. - Thursday marks 44 years since one of the worst tragedies in Tampa Bay history when the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was struck and collapsed. The new ‘Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge’ was rebuilt seven years later with the help of the former Florida governor. It featured new safety ...
1 day ago · A car is halted at the edge of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge across Tampa Bay, Fla., after the freighter Summit Venture struck the bridge during a thunderstorm and tore away a large part of the span ...
1 day ago · 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 ...
Mar 26, 2024 · TAMPA, Fla. — Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse early Tuesday morning was an eerie reminder of the deadly 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster in Tampa Bay. Since that tragic day ...
- Eric Glasser
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Heavenly Way. Aug 2021 • Solo. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Lower Tampa Bay connecting St. Petersburg to Terra Ceia. The bridge is considered a symbol of Florida and was opened in 1987. It is the second bridge of that name on the site.
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May 9, 2023 · On May 9, 1980, a ship struck the bridge that connected St. Petersburg and Bradenton, causing a fatal collapse. See historic photos of the accident and the aftermath.
