A massive freighter, a deadly storm, and a bridge collapse that shocked the nation. On May 9, 1980, the Sunshine Skyway ...
In 1980, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida was struck by a ship and collapsed. Since then, the construction of bridges has adapted – these days, engineers place large ‘dolphins’, or ...
In 1980, 35 people were killed when a freighter rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1,400-foot section of the southbound span to collapse.