related sites and varied links

updated: 11.29.18

items and links listed on this page may change or disappear at any time.
as it turns out, the internets are beyond our control.

items about skyway jumpers. articles posted on this site.

google news: skyway bridge jumper news at any given time.

05.02.11: internet radio documentary about skyway jumpers.
06.13.10: 'skyway down', filmmaker haunted by skyway bridge suicide.

real-time emergency notification:
flhsmv.gov/fhp: florida highway patrol, fhp. contact page
florida department of transportation, fdot: in charge of the bridge.
radioreference.com: pinellas county fire and ems live audio feed.
pinellascounty.org/911: pinellas county fire and ems active calls.
county sheriffs' offices: pinellas • hillsborough • manatee
coast guard

common jumper rescue and recovery acronyms.

items about the skyway bridge. articles posted on this site.

google news: skyway bridge news at any given time.
is the skyway bridge open?
our facebook: facebook/skywaybridge

05.04.07: pdf file

study, critical analysis of sunshine skyway bridge.
05.2006: pdf file

detailing structural maintenance issues, with many images.
05.09.80: skyway bridge collision and collapse disaster.
08.1954: 'popular mechanics magazine' article on the new bridge.

skyway facts

google street view: explore and dodge traffic on the skyway.
of the paranormal...
fineartamerica.com: artsy skyway
fdot tampa bay.com: current skyway bridge construction projects.
interstate 275: detailed virtual trip across the skyway.
pbs.org: wonders of the world.
skyway coordinates: 27°37′30″N 82°39′30″W
skyway timeline: crossing the bay.
urbandictionary.com: skyway bridge
zazzle.com: custom skyway bridge gifts

reviews of the skyway:
tripadvisor.com • yelp.com • for example:

skyway bridge tolls:

books about the skyway

1 -	Skyway: The True Story of Tampa Bay's Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought It Down
	by Bill DeYoung, billdeyoung.com • what people are saying

2 - The Sunshine Skyway Bridge: Spanning Tampa Bay, by Nevin D. and Richard N. Sitler
3 - Bridge Down, by George Mair
4 - Disaster on the Sunshine Skyway, by Dale Andrew White
5 - Skyway : The Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster of 1980, by Page, Skinner, Curtis
6 - Bridge to Oblivion, skyway based historical fiction, by Henry Hoffman

near the skyway.

bridge fishing pier state park, open 24/365:
floridastateparks.org: skyway fishing pier state park.
site about the fishing pier
skywaypiers.proboards.com: discussion forum regarding the skyway piers.
yelp.com: pier reviewed.
google search about the piers.
05.29.14: skyway fishing pier gains top 10 rating.
07.07.11: old skyway fishing pier to get new life as artificial reef.
08.22.08: eastern skyway piers to close, structures' safety a concern.
09.27.02: skyway fishing piers state park unit management plan

08/2009: world's longest fishing pier brochure. the pier is the longest. the brochure itself is a standard sized brochure that one might expect.

full size:
front • back
brochure pdf file

windsurf:
10.25.16, heraldtribune.com, sunshine kiteway
10.17.16, tampabay.com, kite boarding: freedom to ride the waves

current water, wind, and other skyway environmental info

artificial reefs, some made from skyway debris:
pinellascounty.org: artificial reef guide
tampa bay reefs • poster • locations

st. pete beach reef

manatee county reefs

florida state reefs

off the skyway.

1926 - 1954: before the skyway, the Bee Line Ferry.
10.09.14: usatoday.com, 40,000 suicides annually, a suicide in the usa every 13 minutes.
03.15.14: newyorker.com, the neglected suicide epidemic.
03.19.13: biomedcentral.com, interventions to reduce suicides at suicide hotspots.
06.16.08: suicide prevention on bridges.

06.11.07: authorities ponder how to prevent bridge suicides.
top 10 tips for beating depression.
10 consequences of jumping off a bridge to your death