Sunshine Skyway Bridge

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is the world's longest cable-stayed concrete bridge, with a length of 29,040 feet (exactly 5.5 miles or nearly 9 km). It is part of I-275 (SR 93) and US 19 (SR 55), connecting St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida and Palmetto in Manatee County, Florida, passing through Hillsborough County. Construction of the current bridge began in 1982 and was completed in 1987, at a cost of $245 million.

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Cable-stayed concrete bridge - Feet - Mile - Km - I-275 - SR 93 - US 19 - SR 55 - St. Petersburg - Pinellas County, Florida - Palmetto - Manatee County, Florida - Hillsborough County - Construction - 1982 - 1987

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It is constructed of steel and concrete. Its longest span is 1200 feet (366 m), which is 190 feet (58 m) over the water. Twenty-one steel cables clad in nine-inch steel tubes along the center line of the bridge support the structure. It was designed by the Figg & Muller Engineering Group.

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Steel - Concrete - M - Structure - Figg & Muller Engineering Group

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