Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Complete Details Of Francis Scott Key Bridge Accident

Baltimore Bridge Collapse: In March 2024, Baltimore faced a big accident in the city. This accident attracted the global media to cover this news. In March 2024, Baltimore’s famous bridge, “the Francis Scott,” collapsed due to the collapse of a container ship. It is a 1.6-mile-long bridge that connects Dundalk in Baltimore County to Hawkins Point.

It is an isolated southern neighborhood of Baltimore. Every day, on this 4-line bridge, more than 34,000 vehicles including 3000 trucks are use this bridge to connect Hawkins Point.

If you know more about this accident, then this blog is dedicated to you. Let’s explore the Baltimore Bridge Collapse through the blog and learn more about this accident. 

Francis Scott Key Bridge Accident: Brief Details

On 26 March 2025, at the time of 1:28:49 A.M. (US), at the location of Baltimore Metropolitan Area, Maryland, United States. The MV Dali ship container who is a Neopanamax container ship is collided with the Francis Scott Bridge. This ship container left the Baltimore port with 4700 containers. It’s going to Colombo, Sri Lanka, with 22 crew members and two copilots. After leaving the Baltimore port the container shipped lost its power due to a technical error. Due to this condition, the ship lost its control and collided with the Francis Scott Bridge pillar. 

Due to this big collision, a pillar of the Francis Scott Bridge is broken. A big part of the bridge has collapsed on the ship. There is not dead count of crew members on the ship. But there is a big loss of the ship and bridge. 

However, there are 6 people are counted to be dead due to this collision, and 2 are injured. These are local to Baltimore.  

Note: Before the collision with the bridge, crew members are informed of the local authority. So by getting this information, bridge traffic is removed and also far away from the people on the bridge.  

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What Caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge to Collapse?

The cause of the Francis Scott Key Bridge accident is a sudden power shutdown due to a technical error. Under this condition, the ship’s pilot loses control of the ship. But before the collision, the bridge crew members are informed by their local authorised about this big collision. So on their information, the bridge traffic is stopped. 

Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Impact on Traffic, Transportation, and the Local Economy?

The Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge is one of the busy bridges. It is the largest bridge in America and 3rd largest old bridge in the world. So due to the collapse of the bridge, the traffic has been stopped for 11 weeks. On this condition, around 8000 jobs are affected. As per the analysis, the $15 million per day loss is expected due to this impact. Apart from this, it is also a busy route for the ships. On this route, more than 100 ships follow this route. Due to this impact, the 13 shipped containers are damaged and 2 fall down in the water.  

How Safe Are Baltimore’s Bridges Now?

The Baltimore Channel is open for the ships. For the bridge, the government is working on the replacement. The work of replacement is expected to be done by year of 2028. The estimated cost of replacement is expected to be $1.7 to $1.9 billion.

This bridge is designed with all the safety features that are capable of facing any future problem.

Summary!!

At the end of the blog, the Baltimore bridge collapse is a big loss for the government of America. Due to this collapse, it major impact face by their local community and people who use this bridge for jobs and other purposes. This bridge links the two cities with transport, food, and other services. But the intelligence of the ship crew members and quick decision making can prevent the loss of human life. 

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