Florida Highway Patrol troopers have confirmed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in the Tampa area has been shut down. The massive bridge spans over 4 miles of Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg to Terra Ceia.

At 7:33 a.m. on May 9, 1980, the 606-foot Summit Venture crashed into the western span of the bridge during a storm.

Florida’s Sunshine Skyway Bridge will not be displaying rainbow ... The bridge, which serves as a gateway to Tampa Bay, will be lit with patriotic colors starting Memorial Day on May 27 all ...

For many living in Florida, news of the Francis Scott ... of driving his yellow Buick Skylark off the Sunshine Skyway Bridge into Tampa Bay. That simple sentence takes 25 words, but each one ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla — The Sunshine Skyway Bridge looms large over Tampa ... Graham dead at 87 In the aftermath, the Tampa Bay Times reports some Florida legislators and transportation officials ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Drivers who take the Sunshine Skyway Bridge every day are concerned about growing traffic delays — ...

FHP The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is closed due to high wind as Hurricane Helene impacts the Tampa Bay area. At 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Florida Highway Patrol said wind gusts had reached 60 miles ...

9th May 1980: Debris from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge perched on the bow of the freighter 'Summit Venture' after the vessel rammed the bridge during a thunderstorm at Tampa Bay, Florida ...

FDOT recently changed its policy on lighting to honor only official holidays and limit it to red, white and blue.

the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa and the John Ringling Causeway Bridge in Sarasota. "As Floridians prepare for Freedom Summer, Florida's bridges will follow suit, illuminating in red ...

ABOVE: View archive video from the aftermath of the Sunshine Skyway ... Baltimore bridge collapse may remind many Floridians of a similar disaster that happened decades ago in the Tampa area.On ...