TAMPA BAY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol officials said the truck was on the bridge when the funnel cloud lifted the truck, flipping it on its side.
The truck was then flipped a second time and came to rest upright.
Photos: Funnel cloud damages truck
The driver Randall Leaver, 56, remained inside the truck and was not injured.
The narrow bridge has a cable-stayed main span and is more than 21,000-feet long.
Authorities said a nearby construction site was also damaged, several signs were knocked over and a small boat was overturned by the funnel cloud.