Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida, USA

After the former bridge’s partial destruction by a ship that tragically cost 35 people their lives in the early ’80s, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was reconstructed and commissioned in 1987. The world’s longest cable-stayed concrete passageway in Florida is one of the state’s famous symbols.

With the recommissioning, the local authorities instituted stringent safety measures to protect its users, even though using it is still a haunting experience. The reconstruction of the connection between St. Petersburg in Pinellas County and Terra Ceia is estimated to have cost $244 million. Nowadays, it has crisis hotline numbers to help prevent people from jumping off the rails.