Sunshine Skyway Bridge
| Sunshine Skyway Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 27°37′30″N 82°39′30″W / 27.625°N 82.65833°WCoordinates: 27°37′30″N 82°39′30″W / 27.625°N 82.65833°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of I-275 and US 19 |
| Crosses | Tampa Bay |
| Locale | South of St. Petersburg and north of Terra Ceia, Florida |
| Maintained by | Florida Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 150189 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | continuous pre-stressed concrete cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Width | 94 feet (29 m) |
| Height | 431 feet (131 m) |
| Longest span | 1,200 feet (366 m) |
| Clearance above | 193 feet (59 m) |
| Clearance below | 175 feet (53 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1954 (original bridge, collapsed 1980) April 20, 1987 (new bridge) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 50,500[1][2][3] |
| Toll | $1.25 for passenger cars or $0.75 with SunPass |
Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a highway bridge in Tampa Bay, Florida, that crosses 29,040 feet (5.5 miles or about 8.85 km).[4] Every day, about 50,500 vehicles (cars and trucks) cross over the bridge.[5][6][7] The bridge is considered Florida's "flag bridge" (Florida's most important bridge).[8] On May 9, 1980, a freighter ship, called the MV Summit Venture, ran into one of the bridge's supporting columns. 1200 feet (366 meters) of the bridge fell into the water, and 35 people were killed.[9][10] The bridge was reconstructed to its current version in 1987.[11]
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization. 2006 Average Annual Daily Traffic Counts in Pinellas County (A.A.D.T.) [map]. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ↑ Florida Department of Transportation. PTMS and TTMS Sites, 2006, Pinellas County (15) [map]. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ↑ "2006 Annual Average Daily Traffic Report" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. pp. Site 0088. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ↑ "Sunshine Skyway Bridge". Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ↑ Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization. 2006 Average Annual Daily Traffic Counts in Pinellas County (A.A.D.T.) [map]. Retrieved on 2010-10-04.
- ↑ Florida Department of Transportation. PTMS and TTMS Sites, 2006, Pinellas County (15) [map]. Retrieved on 2010-10-04.
- ↑ "2006 Annual Average Daily Traffic Report" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. pp. Site 0088. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ↑ Garcia, Jose. "The Skyway Bridge - Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportaiton. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ↑ "A blinding squall, then death". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ↑ Jean Heller (2000-05-07). "The Day Skyway Fell: May 9, 1980". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ↑ "Sunshine Skyway Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
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