It’s been 36 years since a ship hit the Sunshine Skyway Bridge spanning Tampa Bay, causing it to break in pieces, killing 35 people. St. Petersburg native Bill DeYoung has been a writer and editor at various Florida newspapers for three decades. He was instrumental in encouraging the Florida legislature to approve a memorial for the victims of the disaster. He vividly describes it in his first book, “Skyway”, which is reviewed today by Sally Bissell.
Skyway, The True Story of Tampa Bay’s Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought it Down
