"DeYoung's is the first nonfiction book about the iconic Sunshine Skyway Bridge and its abrupt demise at the bow of a 606-foot freighter run afoul in a sudden storm. The bridge was one of the longest structures in the world at the time the two segments of it were built (in 1954 and 1971). In 1954, it was the first bridge in the United States constructed entirely of and steel rods. After it was destroyed, the bridge was reconstructed with a and now claims to be the fifth longest bridge of that design in the world, spanning nearly five miles of water. ... each day, an estimated 52,000 vehicles navigate its five-degree incline to cross from to ."
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