Florida's Famous Sunshine Skyway Bridge

For all of you who do not live in our wonderful state, this is the Sunshine Skyway Bridge that connects St Petersburg, Florida (Pinellas County) with Bradenton (Manatee County). It is a wonderful ride that makes me smile each time I take it! The view of the Gulf of Mexico on one side and Tampa Bay on the other is simply breathtaking!!!

I take this bridge each time I go up to visit my daughter and the grandbaby. When we are having serious storms, the bridge is closed to traffic because it goes up so high that it is dangerous to cross over during heavy winds.

Starting next month I will be crossing this bridge a couple of times each week, as I start working part-time in Pinellas County and the rest of the time down here in Sarasota County.

 
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2 Comments on Florida's Famous Sunshine Skyway Bridge

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a beautiful Tampa Bay area landmark and I like your peaceful image.

Some of your out of state readers may not know that the current bridge was built to replace a structure that was damaged in 1980 by a freighter collision during a storm, taking out a 1200 foot section of the span and resulting in the tragic deaths of 35 people.  There is a wikipedia entry with interesting history of the current and previous spans.  The state legislature has renamed the span for former governor Bob Graham - but I prefer to think of it as the Sunshine Skyway.

 

10/26/2007 08:28 AM by Ted Baker (Carmody and Associates LLC)


Ted - A friend of mine was on the bridge, a couple of cars from the collapsed section, when that happened. It was a horrible moment in Florida history!!!

10/26/2007 02:11 PM by Barbara-Jo & Bill - - Florida Realty Professional - AHWD (Charles Rutenberg Realty)


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