Eugene C. Figg, Jr.

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The Sunshine Skyway Bridge with its two tall, yellow cable-stayed towers spans across blue water at the southern end of Tampa Bay in western Florida.

Sunshine Skyway Bridge

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Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Designed by Eugene C. Figg, Jr., and Jean Muller, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was the longest cable-stayed concrete bridge in the world when it opened in 1987. Given that Tampa Bay houses Port St. Pete, Port Tampa Bay, and SeaPort Manatee, the bridge spans one of the…
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Designed by Eugene C. Figg, Jr., and Jean Muller, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was the longest cable-stayed concrete bridge in the world when it opened in 1987. Given that Tampa Bay houses Port St. Pete, Port Tampa Bay, and SeaPort Manatee, the bridge spans one of the…
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