Over the decades, toll rates for the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge have gone up and down like rolling storm waves on Tampa Bay. The current crossing cost for a two-axle vehicle is $1.75, the same ...
When the original Sunshine Skyway bridge opened in 1954, it was given a 50-year life span. A second bridge, built in 1969 and opened in 1971 to allow double the cars, was given a similar lifespan.