Headlights Rained From the Sky: The Skyway Bridge Collapse

SHOW NOTESContent warnings:Child abandonment, possible rabid animal, bridge collapse, severe weather, ship collision, car accident(s), threatened drowning, animal abuse (dog) 1:16:50-1:17:36, animal abuse (birds) 1:28:00-1:29:15Links:39 years ago, Skyway bridge crash changed lives foreverAnderson: Sarasota’s connections to the Skyway bridge disasterCouple on the run raced into disasterEX-SHIP PILOT SEEKS TO TELL STORY OF CRASHFlorida is installing a suicide prevention net on the Sunshine Skyway BridgeFlorida The Sunshine Skyway Bridge demolitionHarbor Pilot Haunted 5 Years After Bridge DisasterJohn Lerro, 59; Harbor Pilot Haunted by Role in Deadly Bridge AccidentPilot in Skyway disaster is deadScalped Pelicans Found At South Skyway Fishing PierScalped pelicans intensify hostilities at Sunshine Skyway pierSee historic photos from the Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster 40 years agoSkyway Bridge Accident And Collapse – May 9, 1980, Tampa Floridaskyway bridge collapse disasterThe collision between SS Capricorn and USGC Blackthorn in 1980The day the Skyway fellTHE FALL - 1 LIVED, 1 TOOK BLAME SURVIVOR BITTER AND SHIP'S PILOT LOST CAREER, MARRIAGE, HEALTHThe first Skyway bridge opened 66 years ago. It was a triumph. Then came the tragedy.The Skyway Bridge tragedy at 40: The survivorThe Tampa Tribune from Tampa, Florida · 36The Tampa Tribune from Tampa, Florida · 121'To Tell the Truth,' July 1980