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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.
A killer dad threw his five-year-old daughter off a 60-foot bridge ... was insane when he threw the girl off the Dick Mesiner ...
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla — The Sunshine Skyway ... bridge was hit by a cargo ship, causing it to collapse. RELATED: Former Florida Governor and US Senator Bob Graham dead at 87 In the aftermath, the ...
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Drivers who take the Sunshine Skyway Bridge every day are concerned about growing traffic delays — ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Thursday marks 44 years since the Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster, an event that sent shockwaves across the Tampa Bay area. On May 9, 1980, the 19,734-ton Summit Venture ...
He went back to the old bridge's beginning ... of plummeting 140 feet into Tampa Bay, Florida, after the freighter 'Summit Venture' rammed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a thunderstorm ...
Florida boat captain cut parasailing cable in accident that killed mom: report Now, nearly a year since fences along the top of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay were completed ...
The bridge, which serves as a gateway to Tampa Bay, will be lit with patriotic colors starting Memorial Day on May 27 all the way through Labor Day on Sept. 2. During this time, the bridge will ...
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 ...
Hundreds of thousands of drivers cross the iconic Sunshine Skyway Bridge every day. The bridge connects Pinellas and Manatee Counties and casts an imposing shadow over the entrance to Tampa Bay.
TAMPA, Fla. — Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning when a container ship struck one of its supports. It was a scene reminiscent of the 1980 Sunshine Skyway ...