Sunshine Skyway Bridge

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The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a prominent cable-stayed bridge spanning Tampa Bay in Florida, known for its striking design and role as a major transportation link in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cable-stayed bridge
road bridge
toll bridge
baySpanned Tampa Bay area
surface form: Tampa Bay
carries Interstate 275
U.S. Route 19
clearanceBelow approximately 180 feet
approximately 55 meters
connects St. Petersburg, Florida
Terra Ceia, Florida
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Tampa Bay waterfront
surface form: Tampa Bay
design cable-stayed
function vehicular traffic
hasApproachViaducts yes
hasFeature central cable-stayed span with yellow cables
hasScenicViewsOf Gulf of Mexico
Tampa Bay area
surface form: Tampa Bay
hasTollCollection yes
hasType high-level bridge
isIconicStructureOf Florida
isLandmarkOf Tampa Bay area
surface form: Tampa Bay region
locatedIn Florida
United States of America
surface form: United States
mainSpanLength approximately 1,200 feet
approximately 366 meters
maintainedBy Florida Department of Transportation
material concrete
steel
namedAfter Bob Graham
notableFor role as major transportation link in Tampa Bay region
striking cable-stayed design
numberOfLanes 4
officialName Sunshine Skyway Bridge self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge
opened 1987
openedInDecade 1980s
openedSegmentBySegment yes
openedToTraffic April 1987
ownedBy Florida
surface form: State of Florida
partOf Tampa maritime transportation network
surface form: Tampa Bay transportation network
regionServed Tampa Bay area
replaced Sunshine Skyway Bridge self-linksurface differs
surface form: original Sunshine Skyway Bridge
replacedStructureDamagedBy 1980 freighter collision
roadTypeCarried limited-access highway
status in use
tollRoad yes
totalLength approximately 4.1 miles
approximately 6.7 kilometers

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American Bridge Company hasNotableProject Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Interstate 275 in Tampa Bay area includesStructure Sunshine Skyway Bridge
subject surface form: Interstate 275 (Tampa Bay)
Sunshine Skyway Bridge officialName Sunshine Skyway Bridge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Sunshine Skyway Bridge replaced Sunshine Skyway Bridge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: original Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Tampa Bay shipping channel near Sunshine Skyway Bridge