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In a statement, The Florida Department of Transportation said a number of new safety features were built into the new Sunshine Skyway Bridge to prevent a similar tragedy. “Specifically, numerous safety enhancements have been implemented at the Skyway Bridge to safeguard against collisions. These meas...
The Skyway Bridge Disaster Documentary follows the events after John Lerro struck the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on May 9th, 1980.
disaster occurred during a thunderstorm on May 9, 1980, when the freighterSummit Venturecollided with one of the western support columns of the southbound bridge. The impact caused the collapse of 1,200 feet (366 meters) of the span, killing 35 people who had been in vehicles on the bridge...