The Sunshine Skyway Bridge plunged into Tampa Bay 38 years ago Tampa

Wrongway driver killed in crash on Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Part five in a series. At 7:34 a.m. Friday, May 9, 1980, Wesley MacIntire was driving his Ford Courier pickup over the southbound span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, headed for his job at a meat-delivery business. Just after he threw his two quarters into the tollbooth basket, he would later testify, the steady rain turned cyclonic.

Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster Florida 1980 Images All Disaster

60° Weather A rideshare driver and one of his passengers were killed after a wrong-way driver collided head-on with the van Wednesday night on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

Photos 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster in Tampa Bay, Florida

May 09, 2020 A car that was driven by Dick Hornbuckle is halted at the edge of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge across Tampa Bay, Florida, after the freighter Summit Venture struck the bridge.

Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster / 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster

Bentley declared the Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster "an act of God." He also reinstated Lerro's suspended pilot license, which had been stripped away after the accident. Lerro, however, soon found himself suffering from MS and stopped piloting. Instead, he spent his time answering crisis phone lines and helping others, according to Yerrid.

Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster / 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Authorities responded to a crash that ended with a vehicle hanging over a wall on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Friday morning. FDOT cameras showed traffic backed up.

Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster Florida 1980 Images All Disaster

The new Sunshine Skyway Memorial was unveiled Saturday, 5/9/15, at a public dedication ceremony remembering the 35th anniversary of the tragic bridge accident that killed 35 people. TIMES files.

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge plunged into Tampa Bay 38 years ago Tampa

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A 50-year-old motorcyclist from St. Petersburg died Thursday morning after he was overrun by a tractor-trailer on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, according to.

Skyway bridge disaster 1980. A freighter, Summit Venture, caught in

0:30. Today is the 43rd anniversary of the Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster. On this day in 1980 the freighter Summit Venture struck the bridge that joined St. Petersburg and Bradenton during a.

Traffic crash on Sunshine Skyway Bridge causing delays northbound

This is the actual Mayday call pilot John Lerro made to the Coast Guard on May 9, 1980 when the Summit Venture hit the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. On May 9, 1980, tragedy struck Tampa Bay when a 600.

Skyway bridge disaster 39 years ago

Petersburg Times ] As part of our coverage of the 40th anniversary of the Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster, we are republishing this narrative written on May 9, 1980. The story ran on the front.

Remembering The Sunshine Skyway Bridge Collapse of 1980 WGCU PBS

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WWSB) - An Enchantment of the Seas cruise ship made an emergency stop near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Saturday after a woman reportedly needed immediate medical attention.

After 39 years, Tampa Bay still reflects on the tragedy of the Sunshine

Today marks 38 years since tragic Sunshine Skyway crash, collapse. Thirty-eight years ago today, a freighter ran into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge sending part of the span plummeting into Tampa Bay.

Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster / 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster

But this week as we drive across the impressive structure, we remember it's dark history. On May 9, 1980, tragedy struck. A freight ship crashed into the support columns, causing 1,200 feet of the.

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster Tragedy Over Tampa Bay WUSF

[ Courtesy of Michael Betz ] A waitress interrupted breakfast with what Raiola thought was a bad joke: "The Skyway just got hit." Soon a crackling radio call from their boss confirmed it: There.

1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster video

It was 42 years ago that the storm-blinded freighter Summit Venture crashed into the support columns of the Sunshine Skyway bridge, causing a 1,200-foot span of the bridge to collapse into the.

1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster video

It was Friday, May 9, 1980 -- at 7:33 am -- when the freighter Summit Venture rammed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a severe storm. The bridge's…