Tampa to Sarasota Florida Scenic Drive 4K - Driving the Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Relax and take a ride as we drive from Tampa to Sarasota Florida via FL-618 / Selmon Expressway to I-275 over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Beautiful views of the city and water throughout the video.
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'The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, sometimes referred to as the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the Sunshine Skyway, or simply "the Skyway", is a pair of long beam bridges with a central tall cable-stayed bridge that spans Lower Tampa Bay to connect Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, Florida) to Manatee County (Terra Ceia, Florida). The current Sunshine Skyway opened in 1987 and is the second bridge of that name on the site. It was designed by the Figg & Muller Engineering Group and built by the American Bridge Company. The bridge is considered the flagship bridge of Florida and serves as a gateway to Tampa Bay. The four-lane bridge carries Interstate 275 and U.S. Route 19, passing through Pinellas County, Hillsborough County and Manatee County. It is a toll bridge, with a toll assessed on two-axle vehicles traveling in either direction at a rate of $1.75 cash or $1.16 with the state's SunPass system.
The original Sunshine Skyway was a two-lane beam bridge with a central truss bridge built directly to the west of the current structure. It was completed in 1954, and a second span was added in 1971.
The original Skyway was the site of two major maritime disasters over a four-month period, the second of which resulted in its partial destruction. The first incident was on the night of January 28, 1980, when the United States Coast Guard cutter Blackthorn collided with the tanker Capricorn in the western approach to the bridge, resulting in the sinking of the cutter with the loss of 23 crew members in the worst peacetime disaster in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard. The second incident came on the morning of May 9, 1980, when the freighter MV Summit Venture collided with a support pier near the center of the bridge during a sudden squall, resulting in the catastrophic failure of the southbound roadway and the deaths of 35 people when several vehicles, including a Greyhound bus, plunged into Tampa Bay.[14] Traffic was diverted onto the surviving two-lane span for several years until the replacement Skyway Bridge was completed, at which time the old bridge was partially demolished and converted into a long fishing pier. Owing to the incident, the current bridge incorporates numerous safety features to protect the structure from ship collisions, as it spans a narrow channel into one of the busiest shipping lanes in the United States.'
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[@Koreanroads0311]

Thank you for the precious video.😎👍👍👍

[@TheTravelDocketCTC]

You're welcome. Thanks for the comment!

[@user-xb1gr2io2m]

Nice Drive as always
Driving from Tampa to Sarasota is great especially over that Skyway bridge
Florida got some good sounding roads and bridges especially along I275
The last 20 seconds past the McDonald’s in Sarasota , when I do go visit my family member who lives in Sarasota, we always drive down Tamiami past the McDonald’s down to the shops.
Brings back good memories of that area

[@TheTravelDocketCTC]

Thanks for your comment. That drive is beautiful, especially at the beginning with the Tampa skyline then over the bay. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Glad I could trigger some good memories for you

[@user-xb1gr2io2m]

Always appreciated