US Filming on the Sunshine Skyway

05/02/12

A short film of a V8 Mustang driving across the famous 'Skyway' near Tampa Florida. The film was shot during a recent visit to the US by automotive car photographer Tim Wallace during some shooting that we were doing in the US for a client.
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a bridge spanning Tampa Bay, Florida, because of its height above the emerald-green Gulf waters, length of continuous travel, location in a warm-weather state, and modern architectural design, it is a popular spot for filming automobile commercials.



The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a bridge spanning Tampa Bay, Florida, with a cable-stayed main span, and a total length of 6.67 km. It is part of I-275 and US 19 connecting St. Petersburg in Pinellas County and Terra Ceia in Manatee County, Florida, passing through Hillsborough County waters. Construction of the bridge began in 1982, and the completed bridge was dedicated on February 7, 1987. The new bridge cost $244 million to build, and was opened to traffic on April 20, 1987. It replaced an older bridge constructed in 1954 and partly destroyed in a collision in 1980.