The Francis Scott Key Bridge was a highway bridge that crossed the lower Patapsco River and outer Baltimore Harbor/Port. It was opened on March 23, 1977, to carry the Baltimore Beltway between Dundalk
View from Fort Armistead Park in 2015
The Francis Scott Key Bridge under construction in 1976
Sign for the Key Bridge used on approach roads
Key Bridge with Baltimore in the background, viewed from Cox Creek Industrial Park, in northeast Anne Arundel County, November 2011
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MV Dali is a Neopanamax container ship built by Hyundai Heavy Industries. On 26 March 2024, she caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore when she lost power and collided with o
Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
…the bridge roadway was officially a state road: the unsigned Maryland Route 695. On March 26, 2024, the main span collapsed when the container ship MV Dali struck one of its piers, killing six workers who were doing maintenance on the bridge at the time. As of March 2026, the remnants are being demolished…
Dali in the Port of Rotterdam in 2018
Dali with bridge wreckage across her bow
Dali undergoing repairs at the Norfolk International Terminals in Norfolk, Virginia