THE SUNSHINE SKYWAY BRIDGE

LOCATION ST.PETERSBURG AND BRADONTON FLORDIA

COST 244 MILLION

LENGTH 29,040 FEET

COMPLETION DATE 1987

TYPE OF BRIDGE CABLE STAYED

PURPOSE ROADWAY

ENGINEER FIGS AND MULLER ENGINEERING

MATERIALS STEEL , CONCRETE

FAST FACTS

• It broke in half in a violent thunderstorm killing 35 motorcyclist immediately.
• It's the worlds biggest cable stayed concrete bridge.
• It's painted taxicab yellow.

PARAGRAPH

• I learned that the Sunshine bridge is the longest cable stayed concrete bridge in the world. I learned that it had been broken in half by a lightning bolt in 1980, and was rebuilt in 1987.Another fact about the Sunshine Skyway Bridge cost 244 million dollars. I also learned that the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was a whopping 29,040 feet long.Finally I learned that the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was made out of steel and concrete.

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