Since the bridge would cross into part of Hillsborough County, which was not included in the bill for the bridge, it was declared unconstitutional. In 1939 they pushed state officials to approve it and the state legislature agreed to back it. Pinellas County commissioners liked the idea and agreed to it. The causeway portion would go from Maximo Point to Mullet Key while the tunnel portion would run for less than a 1/2 mile before transitioning to a causeway until reaching Terra Ceia. wanted a combination of a causeway and a tunnel. Saupe who was the head of the West Coast Bridge and Tunnel Co. Īt close to the same time when the proposal from Simmonds ended, another proposal originating from Louis E. The ferry company ceased operating when the US federal government confiscated the boats as they needed them for the World War II war effort in 1942. In the summer, they departed every 45 minutes. Ferries departed every 30 minutes between 7:30 am and 9 pm during the winter.
A fourth vessel, the Sarasota was bought and put into service in 1937. Doty being replaced by another ferry called the Manatee in 1932. The ferry service continued to expand with the Fred D. However this proposal was not successful in the end with unspecified "Tampa officials" arguing that any bridge or tunnel would be a navigational hazard during periods of war time. With the tunnel itself being buried 40 feet (12 m) under the bay and going for a length of 1,000 feet (300 m). Another unsuccessful proposal to build a crossing would occur in 1929 when a bill was introduced into the state legislature to build a tunnel crossing lower Tampa Bay running from Pinellas Point to Piney Point. The Florida State Legislature gave the Bee Line Ferry a franchise for 50 years to operate it in 1929. However, efforts were put on hold due to the Great Depression. Sometime during 1927, Simmonds received congressional approval and a permit from the US War Department to build a bridge. Petersburg named Herman Simmonds proposed building a "high-level suspension bridge" in 1926. Petersburg and went to Piney Point on the other side of the bay. The ferry crossed from the end of Bay Vista Park in St. Doty and the City of Wilmington (which was late renamed Pinellas). The service started on March 7, 1927, and originally had two ferries: Fred D. Bussey, an attorney, to create the Bee Line Ferry Company. "Jim" Foley, a realtor, and his partner Charles R. History Precursors, proposals and construction
Within a few years, the damaged span was demolished, the surviving span was partially demolished and converted into a long fishing pier, and the current bridge was built. In May 1980, the freighter MV Summit Venture collided with a bridge support during a sudden squall, resulting in the structural collapse of the southbound span and the deaths of 35 people when vehicles plunged into Tampa Bay. In January 1980, the United States Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn collided with the tanker Capricorn near the bridge, resulting in the sinking of the cutter and the loss of 23 crew members. The original bridge opened in 1954 (68 years ago) ( 1954) and was the site of two major maritime disasters within a few months in 1980. It is a toll road, with a $1.50 toll assessed on two-axle vehicles traveling in either direction and collected via cash or the state's SunPass system. Route 19, passing through Pinellas County, Hillsborough County, and Manatee County. The four-lane bridge carries Interstate 275 and U.S. The bridge is considered the flagship bridge of Florida and serves as a gateway to Tampa Bay. It was designed by the Figg & Muller Engineering Group and built by the American Bridge Company. The current Sunshine Skyway opened in 1987 and is the second bridge of that name on the site. The Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge, often referred to as the Sunshine Skyway Bridge or simply the Skyway, is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Lower Tampa Bay connecting St. September 6, 1954 67 years ago ( ) (original bridge)
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