Transportation

What are your memories of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s 47-year history?

In the age of the automobile, when a car is an extension of ourselves, where you drive is probably a bigger part of what defines you than what you drive. That was certainly true of the Key Bridge.

“This is as rainy as it gets,” said Senate President Bill Ferguson, who is working with lawmakers on emergency financial aid for workers and businesses affected by the closure of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore following Tuesday’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The same federal program helping to reimagine the "Highway to Nowhere" hopes to reconnect Druid Hill Park to its surrounding neighborhoods.

Video, police and fire dispatch audio, ship location data and statements from officials capture the minutes leading up to one of the largest infrastructure disasters in Maryland’s history.

The Coast Guard doesn’t think the six construction workers survived the bridge collapse because of the deep waters and cold temperatures.

Chesapeake Bay pilots and tugboats help guide large container ships in and out of the harbor.

Eight members of a construction crew repairing potholes on the bridge deck were believed to have fallen into the water, two of whom were rescued.

Search and rescue efforts have been underway since before daybreak.

Bridge collapses are rare, but not without precedent. Here are a list of other notable bridge disasters.

In a potentially crippling blow to commerce in the region, the Port of Baltimore is partially shut down after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday morning when it was struck by a cargo ship.

Multiple levels of failure are likely behind Dali's crash, maritime transportation experts say.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation on Tuesday was trying to establish communication with union members crewing the Dali, many of whom are from India.

Commuters and residents who use the bridge are figuring out how the collapse of the bridge after being hit by a ship will personally affect them.

After a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, causing it to collapse, engineering experts questioned why the bridge was not strong enough to withstand the impact.

President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River following a ship strike.

The collapse of the 1.6-mile bridge on I-695 appeared to have severed access to the Port of Baltimore and will snarl traffic in the surrounding area.

Redesigning the intersection of Pratt and Light Streets is at the heart of Bramble’s plans to remake the traffic grid in downtown and change the way people drive and walk.

Baltimore’s Department of Transportation announced Sunday that roadwork scheduled to begin this week along Pratt Street will be postponed until further notice.