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    • See historic photos from the Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster
      • It was nearly 44 years ago that the storm-blinded freighter Summit Venture crashed into the support columns of the Sunshine Skyway bridge, causing a 1,200-foot span of the bridge to collapse into the bay. At 7:33 a.m. on May 9, 1980, 35 lives were lost. They died in the six cars, truck and Greyhound bus that fell 150 feet into the water below.
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      See historic photos from the Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster

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    Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, bridge collapse in 2024 under similar circumstances to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse. Tasman Bridge disaster, bridge collapse in 1975 under similar circumstances to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse. List of bridge failures. List of bridges in Florida.

    • 1,200 ft (366 m)
    • 4.14 mi (6.7 km)
    • April 20, 1987; 36 years ago
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  4. www.tampabay.com › news › floridaThe Skyway bridge collapsed 40 years ago. Here’s how we’re ...

    May 8, 2020 · By. Gabrielle Calise Times staff. Published May 8, 2020 | Updated May 11, 2020. Saturday marks 40 years since the 19,734-ton Summit Venture freighter slammed into the old Skyway bridge. Six...

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  6. www.tampabay.com › news › 2020/05/06See historic photos from the Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster

    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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  7. www.npr.org › 2015/05/09 › 405415801Remembering the Skyway Bridge Disaster: 'This Is Not ... - NPR

    May 9, 2015 · May 9, 20157:35 AM ET. Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday. From. By. Robin Sussingham. 4-Minute Listen. Playlist. We remember a deadly accident on Florida's Sunshine Skyway Bridge 35 years ago...

  8. www.abcactionnews.com › news › region-sarasotaSkyway Bridge collapse: Remembering the tragedy 40 years later

    May 8, 2020 · On May 9, 1980, tragedy struck. A freight ship crashed into the support columns, causing 1,200 feet of the bridge to collapse. 35 people died that day.

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  10. www.tampabay.com › narratives › 2020/05/0640 years after the Skyway bridge disaster, divers can’t ...

    May 6, 2020 · Gabrielle Calise Times staff. Published May 6, 2020 | Updated June 22, 2020. Robert Raiola never fully left the Skyway. The 73-year-old is there when he recalls inspecting the bridge as a...

  11. www.poynter.org › reporting-editing › 2024What those covering the Key Bridge collapse can learn from ...

    Mar 26, 2024 · March 26, 2024. For many living in Florida, news of the Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster in Maryland brought back terrible memories. A defining news event for a generation of people living...

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