When staying in short term rentals in the Tampa Bay area be sure to see the Sunshine Skyway Bridge which crosses the Tampa Bay between Manatee County and Pinellas County. This is a continuous pre-stressed concrete cable-stayed construction that spans 4.1 miles from end to end. It is a section of I-275 and US 19 on the west coast of Florida. The original bridge was built in 1954 and was of steel cantilever construction. It was a two lane bridge and in 1969 a duplicate bridge was built next to it to meet the standards for the Interstate system. Prior to this bridge opening there was a ferry that ran from Point Pinellas on the north to Piney Point on the south. The bridge is not without it's history and tragedy. In January 1980 the buoy tender USCGC Blackthorn and the tanker Capricorn collided and 23 Coast Guard members died. Again in 1980, this time in May, the freighter Summit Venture collided with a pier support during a thunderstorm and the southbound span toppled into the water. Cars, a truck and a Greyhound bus fell 150 feet to the water and 35 people died. In 1987 the current bridge was completed and open to traffic. It is thrilling to drive on this bridge and the view of the Tampa Bay area is spectacular.
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