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Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which had stood strong for nearly 50 years, collapsed into pieces in mere seconds early Tuesday after a cargo ship collided into one of its support pillars.
Live updates: The latest on the Baltimore bridge collapse More heavy equipment is expected at the scene in the coming weeks. That includes seven floating cranes, 10 tugs, nine barges, eight ...
Why did the bridge collapse? Shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, a Singaporean-flagged container vessel called Dali struck one of the 47-year-old bridge’s pillars, officials said.
[57] [69] The bridge strike and partial collapse were recorded on video. [70] [71] Multiple vehicles were on the bridge at the time it collapsed, though initially no one was believed to be inside them. [66] Workers were repairing potholes on the bridge [66] and were in their vehicles on a break at the time of the collapse. [72]
A live video posted on YouTube showed the ship ploughing into the bridge in darkness. ... Tuesday's disaster may be the worst U.S. bridge collapse since 2007 when the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis ...
The bridge is more than 8,500 feet, or 1.2 miles, long in total. Its main section spans 1,200 feet and was one of the longest continuous truss bridges in the world upon its completion, according ...
Crews set off a chain of carefully placed explosives Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and with a boom and a splash, the ...
At around 2:50 p.m. local time, the bridge collapsed.Ten vehicles fell into the river. In addition to the fatalities, a truck transporting about 76 tonnes (84 short tons) of sulfuric acid and 22-25,000 litres (6,600 US gal) of pesticide also plunged into the water, causing concerns about the risk of contamination of the Tocantins River. [5]