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
The Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement is a project to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge in greater Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The 1.6-mile bridge collapsed on March 26, 2024, after a co
Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
…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 and a replacement bridge is being built at the site, with completion scheduled in December 2030. By the early 1960s, the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (Interstate 895), the first…
Workers dismantle the collapsed bridge in November 2025
One firm proposed a cable-stayed bridge like the replacement for Florida's Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the original bridge having suffered a similar fate.