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Key Bridge collapse

Complete coverage of the Key Bridge collapse and its effects

New 3D images show Key Bridge main support in deepest part of the channel
The metal framework extending above the waterline is currently slated to be removed by the end of April.
The Port of Baltimore remains mostly cut off from shipping traffic, but the supply chain has quickly adjusted.
If a bridge falls in Baltimore, does an auto dealer in Ohio feel it? We tried to find out
The effects of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge — if they come — have yet to be felt in the Midwest.
A view of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage seen from Authority Drive in Dundalk on March 27, 2024. The bridge collapsed when a cargo ship struck it.
Commentary: How the Key Bridge helped me heal
Loss of the Key Bridge brings memories of what it meant in peoples lives, how it connected them and how it helped them to navigate life’s challenges.
From back left, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Del. Luke Clippinger and Sen. Johnny Ray Salling stand and shake hands with Senate President Bill Ferguson, Gov. Wes Moore and House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones during the signing of the PORT Act at the Maryland State House on Tuesday, April 9, in Annapolis, Maryland.
Moore signs first bills after legislative session, including Key Bridge-related measures
With the 2024 Maryland General Assembly in the books, Gov. Wes Moore signed the first of hundreds of bills into law, including an act that would temper the economic impact of a devastating bridge collapse.
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin says there's hope that the entire channel for the Port of Baltimore will be cleared by the end of May. Cardin spoke during a press on Thursday, April 4, 2024.
Cardin: Third channel will open at Port of Baltimore this month
Senator says there's hope entire channel will be reopened by end of May.
Two men stand next to each other and one speaks into a podium microphone.
Maryland’s Congressional delegation pushing for Key Bridge funding
Maryland’s delegation on Capitol Hill is preparing legislation that would ensure that the federal government pays the full cost of replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River two weeks ago.
The Port of Baltimore is seen from the Baltimore World Trade Center on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
How Black port commissioners are handling racist rhetoric after Key Bridge collapse
The devastating collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge prompted racist falsehoods to spread like wildfire online. Maryland Port Commissioner Karenthia Barber found herself in the crosshairs of a far-right disinformation campaign against “DEI” — diversity, equity and inclusion — alongside her co-commissioner Sandy Roberts.
On Google Maps, the graphics have been updated to reflect the Key Bridge has collapsed.
The Key Bridge vanishes from Google Maps — but not Waze or Apple
The part of the I-695 Beltway that crossed over the Francis Scott Key Bridge is gone. Not closed, gone. Collapsed into the water. But, at least as of Tuesday morning, only one major GPS application reflects that monumental, devastating change: Google Maps.
Traffic, potentially due to the Key Bridge collapse, on MD-295 on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
Are traffic jams the new normal after Key Bridge collapse?
The collapse of the Key Bridge has scrambled the morning and evening commutes for Baltimore-area residents, eliminating a major Patapsco River crossing while leaving a gaping hole in Interstate 695, the Baltimore Beltway.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge on April 5, 2024.
Key Bridge name should change, civil rights groups say
The Caucus of African American Leaders unanimously voted to ask that two bridges in the state, including the Francis Scott Key Bridge, be renamed.
Gov. Wes Moore and President Joe Biden walk out for a press conference about the Key Bridge collapse at the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Headquarters in Dundalk on Friday, April 5, 2024.
Gov. Moore reflects on the moment he learned the bridge collapsed and the road ahead
“I mean, that moment still takes my breath away,” Moore said of first seeing the empty place where the Key Bridge had stood.
Response crews began removing shipping containers using a floating crane barge at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge this weekend as salvage work continued.
Key Bridge latest: Containers removed, 6 drone operators violate protected airspace
Crews have removed containers from the Dali and unauthorized drones have entered the airspace around the ship.
On the final day of the Maryland General Assembly session, lawmakers are expected to make decisions on a plan for the state to take over Pimlico Race Course and a series of financial aid programs for people and businesses affected by the near closure of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore.
Pimlico Race Course’s future and other issues on lawmakers’ final to-do list
The horse racing bill is perhaps the highest profile of hundreds of bills that are unresolved in the final hours of the General Assembly session.
Infographic titled “Francis Scott Key Bridge in numbers.” Bridge opened in 1977; total length of bridge is 9091 feet. The bridge was in fair condition before its collapse. The longest span of the bridge, in its center, measures 1200 feet. The vertical clearance for ships navigating under the bridge was 185 feet in its central span. The channel depth at that point was 50 feet. The pickup truck with two bridge workers was recovered at a depth of 25 feet in the water. Eight people were on the bridge. Two survived, two were found dead, and four are missing.
By the numbers: Quantifying the scale and impact of the Key Bridge collapse
Read these infographics for a quick understanding of the Key Bridge collapse and its impact on Baltimore port.
Ernie Dimler, who's lived on Stoney Creek in Pasadena for 30-plus years, points out some of the debris that's washed up since the Key Bridge Collapse on March 26.
Downstream from Baltimore, life, tragedy and trash just keep washing up
The debris floating up now on the shoreline of Sunset Beach, Orchard Beach and Riviera Beach in Anne Arundel County is the consequence of a horrible tragedy, so no one wants to criticize. But this is life living downstream from Baltimore.
Boots hang from a cross to honor the victims of the Key Bridge Collapse at a memorial on April 6, 2024.
Music, mural mark memorial for workers killed in Key Bridge collapse near where recovery work goes on
A memorial area, complete with a special mural, has taken over the side of the road in front of the blockade to Fort Armistead Park.
Lilly Ordoñez sits in Owls Corner Cafe, the Dundalk restaurant she opened in 2021. The husband of one of her employees was working on the bridge when it fell.
This cafe near the Key Bridge is reopening. One seat is painfully empty.
Key Bridge collapse victim José Mynor López often waited for hours for his wife to finish her shift as a cook at Owls Corner Cafe in Dundalk.
Maynor Suazo Sandoval had an entrepreneurial mind and wanted to open a small business in Owings Mills, where he lived.
Body of Key Bridge victim Maynor Suazo Sandoval recovered on Friday
Divers have recovered the body of Maynor Suazo Sandoval, a construction worker who was working on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed.
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, speaks near the site of the collapsed Key Bridge. Biden, on Friday, April 5, 2024, said " we will not rest ... until the cement has dried on the entirety of a new bridge, a new bridge."
As salvage work continues, Biden pledges to ‘move heaven and earth’ to rebuild Key Bridge
President Joe Biden visited Baltimore Friday afternoon for an aerial tour of the collapsed France Scott Key Bridge and a meeting with families of the six construction workers killed in the disaster.
In this image released by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB investigators inspect the cargo vessel Dali, which struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Key Bridge collapse investigations: What we know and don’t know
An NTSB spokesperson wrote in an email it would be a few weeks before the safety board’s preliminary incident report is released.
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