Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — There’s a push to prevent tragedy from happening again. It’s been one year since the devastating ...

On May 9, 1980, drivers on Florida’s Sunshine Skyway Bridge were moving through fog without knowing the road ahead was gone. Minutes earlier, the freighter Summit Venture had struck a support pier, ...

When the original Sunshine Skyway bridge opened in 1954, it was given a 50-year life span. A second bridge, built in 1969 and opened in 1971 to allow double the cars, was given a similar lifespan.

The Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge — which connects Bradenton and St. Petersburg — was shut down in both directions Wednesday morning after authorities discovered a suspicious package, but traffic ...