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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...
44 years later: Thursday marks tragic anniversary of 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster
WTVT via Yahoo News· 7 days agoTAMPA, Fla. - Thursday marks 44 years since one of the worst tragedies in Tampa Bay history when the...
Thursday marks 44 years since Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster
WFLA via Yahoo News· 1 week agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Thursday marks 44 years since the Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster, an event...
In light of Baltimore disaster, Paul Tash reflects on Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhen Paul Tash, former chairman and CEO of Times Publishing Co., heard the news Tuesday morning...
Why this devastating collapse could only have happened to a bridge like Baltimore’s
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSunshine Skyway Bridge collapsed in 1980 after a ship rammed into it and caused 34 deaths - Hulton...
On this day 43 years ago 35 people died when a ship struck the Sunshine Skyway bridge
Herald-Tribune· 1 year agoToday is the 43rd anniversary of the Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster. On this day in 1980 the...
‘I was the one who saw the last expression on their face’: Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster...
WFLA via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The day was May 9, 1980. A distress call from the U.S. Coast Guard...
Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse brings back memories of Sunshine Skyway Bridge tragedy
WFLA via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A major bridge collapsing in Baltimore reminds many Floridians of a similar...
Bridges can be protected from ship collisions – an expert on structures in disasters explains how
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA cargo ship hit the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Florida's Tampa Bay in 1980, collapsing one span...
Lessons from Skyway disaster failed to help protect Baltimore bridge
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAfter the Sunshine Skyway bridge was hit by a freighter and collapsed in 1980, new protection...