On the morning of May 9, 1980, the Summit Venture, a 609-foot-long freighter, was caught in a sudden storm and collided with the Sunshine Skyway bridge, ...
May 9, 1980: A freighter in heavy fog slams into a bridge pillar—and the Sunshine Skyway crumbles into the bay. 35 lives are lost in one of the most shocking bridge collapses in U.S. history. 'SNL' ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — There’s a push to prevent tragedy from happening again. It’s been one year since the devastating ...
A crash blocked northbound traffic on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Monday morning. The left lane is blocked on Interstate ...
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – The Sunshine Skyway is a Tampa Bay landmark used by tens of thousands of people each day. Engineers with the Florida Department of Transportation are preparing for the ...
When the original Sunshine Skyway bridge opened in 1954, it was given a 50-year life span. A second bridge, built in 1969 and opened in 1971 to allow double the cars, was given a similar lifespan.