History of Francis Scott Key Bridge, a Baltimore landmark and thoroughfare that stood for 47 years

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WJZ

Ай бұрын

WJZ reflects on the history of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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@chriscorbin2059 Ай бұрын

I've said this on other sites but this is deeply personal for me because my father was the Project Engineer during its construction and I used to go with him to watch its construction. If he was alive today he would be heartbroken and devastated.

@TheTrueOnyxRose Ай бұрын

Condolences from Portland Oregon.

@povertyspec9651 Ай бұрын

Shitty bridge that didn't even have emergency shoulders!

@milepost4846 Ай бұрын

Sad it's gone. I always looked for it on the Baltimore skyline when I would be there visiting family.

@sonnypruitt6639 Ай бұрын

@@povertyspec9651 Most bridges don't have shoulders.

@pauljanssen7594 Ай бұрын

What a beautiful picture of that bridge before careless captain and crew and we're not keeping the maintenance on that boat good correct up to par and where was the tugboat. Insurance company and the company that owns the ship should foot the bill for everything.

@robertwalter6060 Ай бұрын

I still can't believe that the Key Bridge is gone unexpected tragedy

@billbright1755 Ай бұрын

Special reroute scheduled for interim will need to be phased in. Tunnels oft don’t allow hazardous materials transport. Those pillars of the main span seem vulnerable in shipping lanes. Some massive protective barriers would be worth the extra cost.

@louhak5592 Ай бұрын

My history with this bridge is always bouncy in the center while i drove tractor trailers across with heavy loads always feeling secure on it.

@vincentlussier8264 Ай бұрын

This span was built in 1972 and completed in 1977 for 115 million dollars estimate. To rebuild it in todays monetary terms will certainly be in the few billions!

@laurenSmith-bf4fc Ай бұрын

Thanks for clarifying

@ricktaylor8056 Ай бұрын

That bridge looks like it was made out of Tinker Toys!

@edl617 Ай бұрын

According to the bridge experts planning should have been in the works already for a replacement

@TheMrPeteChannel Ай бұрын

Look how far the bumpers (the dolphins) are from the bridge. Why?

@rebelfighter5249 Ай бұрын

It was built in the 70s genius. Ships weren't as large back then as they've become now.

@sknations4750 Ай бұрын

If I were this bridge builder....what the hell all those ships thru me size so HUGE....The bridge is trembling & shaking, The bridge is going down...going down SOON!

@pauljanssen7594 Ай бұрын

They're going to have to use ferry boats to people to travel back and forth.

@hugowilliams1988 Ай бұрын

That ship seems to be all right. The bridge collapsed like a toy bridge.

@povertyspec9651 Ай бұрын

Crappy bridge. No pier protection, bridge deck rode like crap and was full of patches, no emergency shoulders.

@keyjam9 Ай бұрын

No tug boat accompanied this ship through such a vulnerable slot. Who ever made that policy should be prosecuted and imprisoned.

@rebelfighter5249 Ай бұрын

@@keyjam9 the tug guided the ship out of the dock. It did its job. Tugs aren't meant to babysit every ship that comes and goes out of the harbor. I don't think ppl realize how expensive requesting a tug is, smh.

@noivalencia Ай бұрын

The design of the ark was useless...this was nearly design of san juanico bridge in leyte..which is better than key bridge..

@nashvillamor23villamor56 Ай бұрын

True

@genesarazen9057 Ай бұрын

Again ,I question the incident, why would they allow the ship to approach the bridge alone in the fist place without TUG BOAT ASSISTANCE ! When a ship losses power it loses all power and its dead in the water . Those TUGS could have easily guided the ship into the harbour. It was an accident looking to happen .

@rebelfighter5249 Ай бұрын

FOR THE 500TH TIME, TUGS AREN'T MEANT TO BABYSIT EVERY SHIP THAT COMES AND GOES!! THEY'RE ONLY THERE TO TOW SHIPS IN AND OUT OF THE DOCK. PERIOD!!