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The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning Tampa Bay in Florida, United States. Here's a brief history of the bridge:

• The original Sunshine Skyway Bridge was a cantilever bridge that opened to traffic in 1954. It connected St. Petersburg and Terra Ceia and was a vital link in the U.S. Route 19 highway.
• In 1969, a collision between the SS Summit Venture and a pier of the bridge caused a section of the bridge to collapse, killing 35 people.
• In 1980, construction of a new bridge began. The new bridge was designed as a cable-stayed bridge, which is more resistant to high winds and was deemed safer than the original cantilever bridge.
• The new Sunshine Skyway Bridge opened to traffic in 1987. It is 4 miles long and has a vertical clearance of 193 feet, allowing large ships to pass under it.
• The bridge has won numerous awards for its design and construction, including the Presidential Design Award and the American Institute of Steel Construction's Most Beautiful Steel Bridge award.
• In 2005, the Florida Department of Transportation added a suicide prevention barrier to the bridge to prevent people from jumping off it.