LASTA RLTOOK
SUNSHINE SKYWAY
BRIDGE
Photography by Brandy Stark of St. Petersburg
T his photograph joins the winners of our annual photo
contest and gives viewers a unique perspective of the
Sunshine Skyway Bridge’s cable-stayed main span.
The 21,877-foot-long bridge that opened in 1987 is part of
Interstate 275 and U.S. Route 19. It connects Pinellas County’s
St Petersburg with Manatee County’s Terra Ceia. The 42 steel
cables of each pylon are clad in steel tubes painted bright yellow.
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