ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Friday marks 45 years since the Sunshine Skyway Bridge tragedy. On May 9, 1980, a freighter struck a support column of the old bridge during the morning rush hour.

A massive freighter, a deadly storm, and a bridge collapse that shocked the nation. On May 9, 1980, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge fell into the water, taking innocent lives with it.

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse is one of the most tragic and haunting bridge disasters in U.S. history. On May 9, 1980, a freighter collided with a support pier during a violent storm ...

At 7:33 a.m. on May 9, 1980, the 606-foot Summit Venture crashed into the western span of the bridge during a storm.

The crash was reported shortly after 7:30 a.m. Friday on the southern end of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. All but one southbound lane was closed as first responders worked to assess the crash.

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One person was injured after a five-car crash on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Thursday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said that around 6:45 a.m., a 31-year-old man was driving a tractor-trailer ...