two-lanes

Florida's Sunshine Skyway

Longest continuous structure over water in the world. The bridge is an important link to the Gulf Coast Scenic Highway between Pinellas, Manatee, and Sarasota counties across lower Tampa Bay.

Here is the original two lane bridge opened in 1954. A second parallel span was built in the late 60s and used for southbound traffic while this span became two lanes for northbound traffic. The new southbound span was destroyed in 1980 when a freighter collided with one of the piers. The whole thing was soon replaced by a new bridge.