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Landmark Trivia
- Each of the bridge's nine inch steel tubes contains 21 steel cables.
- In November, 2005, the bridge was officially named The Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge, after the Governor of Florida who presided over its design and most of its construction.
- Measuring 29,040 feet (8850 meters), the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is the longest cable-stay concrete bridge in the world.
- The bridge connects Florida's Pinellas and Manatee counties.
- The present bridge was completed in 1987 and replaced the old Sunshine Skyway Bridge which was the scene of a disaster on May 9, 1980. A barge hit a pier and the collision caused part of the bridge to collaspe. Several automobiles and a Greyhound bus fell 150 feet (46 m), killing 35 people.
- The Travel Channel rated the Sunshine Skyway #3 in its special on the "Top 10 Bridges" in the World.
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