Sunshine Skyway Bridge - Wikipedia
The second incident came on the morning of May 9, 1980, when the freighter MV Summit Venture collided with a support pier near the center of the bridge during a sudden squall, resulting in the catastrophic failure of the southbound roadway and the deaths of 35 people when several vehicles, including a Greyhound bus, plunged into Tampa Bay. [ 13 ] .
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May 6, 2020 · It was nearly 44 years ago that the storm-blinded freighter Summit Venture crashed into the support columns of the Sunshine Skyway bridge, causing a 1,200-foot span of the bridge to...
The Skyway bridge collapsed 40 years ago. Here’s how we’re …
May 8, 2020 · Saturday marks 40 years since the 19,734-ton Summit Venture freighter slammed into the old Skyway bridge. Six cars, a truck and a Greyhound bus plummeted 150 feet into the choppy waters of...
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida Fell 40 Years Ago, After a ...
May 9, 2020 · A car precariously balanced, just 14 inches short of plummeting 140 feet into Tampa Bay, Florida, after the freighter 'Summit Venture' rammed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a...
Tampa Bay (Sunshine Skyway) Bridge Disaster
May 1, 2022 · The ship hit the main pier with a glancing blow causing no damage to the bridge, but then hit the anchor span pier head-on, causing its collapse at 7:33 in the morning.
‘I was the one who saw the last expression on their face’: Sunshine ...
May 10, 2024 · The 19,734-ton Summit Venture freighter, fighting 60 mph winds with blinding fog and rain, slammed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. That’s when a chunk of concrete more than 1,200 feet long...
May 9, 1980 · VENTURE rammed a support pier of the western span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay, Florida. As a result of the ramming, the support pier was destroyed and about 1,297 feet of bridge deck and superstructure fell about 150 feet into the bay. A Greyhound bus, a small pickup trUCk, and six automobiles fell into the bay and 35 persons died.
44 years later: Thursday marks tragic anniversary of 1980 Sunshine ...
May 9, 2024 · A car precariously balanced, just 14 inches short of plummeting 140 feet into Tampa Bay, Florida, after the freighter 'Summit Venture' rammed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a thunderstorm, killing 34 people.
Monday marks 42 years since the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse - WTSP.com
May 9, 2022 · Blinded by the storm, the wind-blown 19,734-ton Summit Venture crashed into a support column of the old Sunshine Skyway Bridge just after 7:30 a.m. The 609-foot ship's impact sent a 1,200 to...
Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster: May 9, 1980 - Metro …
May 9, 1980 · A local news report details the aftermath of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster on May 9, 1980 in Tampa Bay. 35 people were killed when a 600-foot freighter collided with a bridge support column at 7:30 a.m., causing 1,200 feet of bridge to fall into the bay.