SUNSHINE SKYWAY BRIDGE

WHEN AND WHERE?

• Started in 1982 and finished in 1987.
• Interstate 275 in St. Petersburg Florida.

ARCHITECTURE CHARACTERISTICS

• Cable-stayed
• Concrete

CHALLENGES

• The first time they built the bridge it failed.
• 35 people were killed.
• They built a new one that is today's.

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE?

• Started in 1982.
• Finished April 20, 1987.
• A total of five years.
• A cost of 244 million dollars.

AVERAGE TRAFFIC

• 50,500 per day
• 18,432,500 per year.

UNIQUE FACTS

• The cables are painted bright yellow to represent Florida, sunshine state.
• It is the third most popular bridge for suicides.
• It is the worlds most longest cable-stayed, concrete bridge.
• Total length is 29,040 feet or 5.5 miles.
• Vertical clearance is 193 feet.

BIBLOGRAPHY

• PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2013.
• "Sunshineskyway." Sunshineskyway. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2013.
• "The Skyway Paranormal." The Skyway Paranormal. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2013.