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Howard Frankland Bridge reopens, Sunshine Skyway closed due to Hurricane Idalia
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoRough weather and flooding from Hurricane Idalia prompted the closure of some Tampa Bay bridges...
Maryland bridge collapse compared to 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster
WFLA via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn the morning of May 9, 1980, the Summit Venture hit the Skyway Bridge and caused a catastrophic...
How the Baltimore bridge collapse compares to the fall of the Sunshine Skyway
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAmericans awoke Tuesday to images from a devastating scene in Baltimore, where a cargo ship rammed overnight into a major bridge, crumpling the road and sending cars into the water. For some ...
Skyway Bridge reopens to northbound traffic Sunday after closure for special event
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDrivers looking to visit St. Petersburg from Manatee County will need to find a different route on...
Driver in Sunshine Skyway trooper crash faces a hearing. Here’s what’s new in the case
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA Sarasota woman who was expected to plead guilty of hitting a Florida trooper’s vehicle during a...
The Baltimore bridge collapse raised questions about key safety features — experts say better ones...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe container ship Dali collided with a key bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday.Michael A. McCoy/The...
Driver sentenced to prison after drunken head-on crash with trooper during Skyway 10k
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA Sarasota woman who hit a Florida trooper’s vehicle during a 10K race on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge...
Baltimore's Key Bridge, opened in 1977, had few ship defenses. Are modern bridges better?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNot many bridges can take a direct hit from a 95,000-ton ship without crumbling, engineering experts...
Northbound Sunshine Skyway lanes closed Sunday morning for Skyway 10k
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn Sunday morning, 8,000 runners will cross the northbound lanes of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, which means traffic that direction will be diverted from 3:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. The annual Armed ...
Can a collapse like at the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore happen in Florida?
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFlorida's bridges are, by and large, in good to excellent condition. But that doesn't mean something...