Design of the new Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The bridge has a vertical clearance of 193ft and consists of a substructure, a 1,200ft main span, two low level approach spans and two high level approach spans.
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A major problem with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is corrosion of the steel in the precast concrete segmental columns on the high level approaches.
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A 2014 FDOT study noted that the Skyway's low bridge clearance prevented larger vessels from using the Port Tampa Bay terminals, but made no recommendation about options as the air draft of most new cruise ships exceeds the bridge's height limit at 180 feet.
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We're asking our listeners to share their memories with us in the comments below. It’s been nearly 35 years since the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse. On Florida Matters (Tuesday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 10 at 7:30 a.m.), we take a look back at the disaster.
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Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a 6.7km-long (4.14 miles) bridge built over Tampa Bay, Florida, US. It is considered to be the longest cable stayed concrete bridge in the world, while the Travel Channel rated the bridge as one of the top 10 in the world.
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The bridge was painted bright yellow to represent the sunshine state of Florida.. Construction inspection was carried out by the Skyway Construction Engineering & Inspection Consultants (SKYCEI) consortium.
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The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is 6.7km long. The bridge consists of one main 1,200ft-long span supported by 42 continuous stay cables. To protect the bridge, concrete dolphins have been built around the piers. The existing structure replaced an older bridge built in 1954.
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The original bridge was dedicated to state engineer William E. Dean, as noted on a plaque displayed at the rest area at the south end of the bridge. The Travel Channel rated the Sunshine Skyway No. 3 in its special on the Top 10 Bridges in the World. The bridge is considered the flag bridge of Florida.
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It is constructed of steel and concrete. Steel cables clad in 84 9-inch (229 mm) steel tubes (42 per pylon) along the center line of the bridge support the main span. It was designed by the Figg & Muller Engineering Group (who also designed the popular Seven Mile Bridge), and built by the American Bridge Company.
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New Sunshine Skyway Bridge. During the 1980s, the Interstate 275 was being built through St. Petersburg. The Sunshine Skyway bridge was initially planned to be excluded from the interstate. Inclusion of the bridge was, however, considered essential as the amount of traffic using the bridge had greatly increased.
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where is the sunshine skyway bridge fl
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is located in St. Petersburg, Florida.