The Key Bridge took five years to construct in the 1970s. Now, it’s a race against the clock to dismantle the remnants of a fallen Baltimore landmark.
Workers use torches to break apart large salvaged pieces of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge at Tradepoint Atlantic, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Sparrows Point, Md. collapsed under the impact of a wayward cargo ship , crews are using the largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard to haul the wreckage to a nearby salvage yard.The heaviest section so far weighed about 450 tons .
once more of the debris has been removed. They’re also working toward their goal of opening a temporary channel later this month that would allow more commercial traffic to resume through the Port of Baltimore, which has remained largely closed since the March 26 collapse. Officials plan to reopen the port’s main channel by the end of May.
The facility, which occupies the site of a former Bethlehem Steel plant northeast of Baltimore, has ramped up operations to accommodate some of the ships originally scheduled to dock at the port’s other terminals.
Cargo Ship Chesapeake 1000 Francis Scott Key Bridge Port Of Baltimore Salvage Crews Steel Removal Temporary Channel
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