Bridge Failure Database
Sunshine Skyway Bridge near St.Petersburg, Florida
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | United States (108) |
| Cause | Impact |
| Details | Ship impact, not enough care of captain in bad weather |
| Fatalities | 35 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | partial |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | North America |
| References | SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000. http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/bridge.htm http://www.brueckenweb.de/Themen/katastrophen/katastrophen.php http://www.geocities.com/pagesbydave/SunSkyDemoHis.html |
Note: This information is provided for reference only, and was compiled from publicly available sources which may contain inaccuracies. Neither Campbell Middleton nor Daniel Imhof nor the Bridge Owners' Forum make any guarantee as to the correctness, usefulness, or fitness for purpose of any of the data in these pages.
