Dolphin (structure) - Wikipedia
WEBA notable example of dolphins used to protect a bridge is the Sunshine Skyway Bridge across the mouth of Tampa Bay. In 1980, the MV Summit Venture hit a pier on one of the bridge's two, two-lane spans causing a 1,200-foot (370 m) section of the bridge to fall into the water, resulting in 35 deaths.
Sunshine Skyway Bridge - Wikipedia
WEBThe Sunshine Skyway Bridge, sometimes referred to as the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the Sunshine Skyway, or simply " the Skyway ", is a pair of long beam bridges with a central tall cable-stayed bridge that spans Lower Tampa Bay to connect Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, Florida) to Manatee County (Terra Ceia, Florida).
Skyway Bridge disaster: Father, son stood on edge of abyss
WEBMay 4, 2021 · Construction of the new Sunshine Skyway Bridge, complete with 36 “dolphins” — bumper pilings between 47 and 64 feet in diameter designed to protect the structure’s piers from wayward ships — began in 1982 and culminated in 1987. Michael McKeithen watched the new bridge go up from his bedroom window.
Old Safety Lessons May Haunt Baltimore Bridge Tragedy
WEBMar 26, 2024 · The Skyway Bridge was rebuilt with a fortress of protective concrete dolphins - but it is unclear whether Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge was updated to meet a similar standard before it was...
How the Skyway Bridge was rebuilt after the deadly 1980 collapse - WTSP.com
WEBMar 26, 2024 · TAMPA, Fla. — Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse early Tuesday morning was an eerie reminder of the deadly 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster in Tampa Bay.
Sunshine Skyway Bridge | Height, History & Facts - Study.com
WEBNov 21, 2023 · The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a cable-stayed concrete bridge that extends over four miles across the mouth of the Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg to Bradenton, Florida. In fact, the...
How the Baltimore bridge collapse compares to the fall of the Sunshine …
WEBMar 26, 2024 · This aerial photo of the Sunshine Skyway bridge from 2006 shows circular bumpers, known as dolphins, designed to protect the bridge from wayward cargo ships; as well as island-like mounds...
Why Baltimore's Key Bridge couldn't withstand a cargo ship crash - NBC News
WEBMar 27, 2024 · John Pistorino, a structural engineer in Florida, said dolphins are in use to protect the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa, Florida, which was reopened in 1987, seven years after it was hit by a...
Remembering the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse 42 years later - WTSP.com
WEBMay 9, 2022 · After moving the bridge to a “better” location, adding nearly three dozen bumpers called “dolphins” and raising the height of the bridge in 1987, we now have the Sunshine Skyway Bridge we ...
Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse: 44 years later | firstcoastnews.com
WEBMay 9, 2024 · TAMPA, Fla. — Thursday marks 44 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.