On March 26, 2024, the main spans and the three nearest northeast approach spans of the Francis Scott Key Bridge across the Patapsco River in the Baltimore metropolitan area of Maryland, United States, collapsed after one of the bridge piers was struck by the container ship Dali, which had suffered catastrophic power outages that impaired its control systems. Six members of a maintenanc. DateMarch 26, 2024Time1:28:49 a.m. (05:28:49 )Location, Maryland, United StatesTypeBridge collapseBackgroundThe was a arch-shaped, the second-longest in the United States and. Opened in 1977, the 1.6-mile (2.6 km; 1.4 nmi) bridge ran northeast fr. Dali left the Port of Baltimore at 12:44 a.m. (04:44 ) on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, bound for, Sri Lanka. The ship had two local on board. Following standard operating procedure in Baltimore,. NOAA reported a water temperature of 47 °F (8 °C) at the time of the collapse. Two people were rescued, one from the river in "very serious" condition and the other from the remaining bridge, uninjured. One of thos.
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