Francis Scott Key Bridge South of Baltimore Collapses

There was a news clip about that maybe 2 months ago. They said foreign folks were paying big $$ to come watch it….

 

Cicadas? Bring 'em on.

 

I took this picture of the plaque about 12 years ago. Hyrailed across the bridge many times.

The concrete pier has a chunk missing about 3 1/2’ above the water from 1 of the barges.

The barge beside it cleared the concrete pier, but… it hit the steel structure of the bridge over the water knocking the bridge I think was 27” out of alignment.

Bayou Canot bridge was built with the option to make it a moveable bridge, capable of opening for marine traffic. But it never was completed. So the adjoining structures shared the same pier.

Mr. I W. Owens was our EIC, and he was on sight of the wreck within an hour of it happening. He said it was a haunting situation…..

 

Singaporean firm whose ship took down the Baltimore bridge just cited an 1851 maritime law to cap liability at $44 million

 

Well, considering a suspension bridge costs almost a billion dollars, not to mention the legal ramifications, I think they are trying to get off the hook.

 

Well the Key Bridge was a continuous truss bridge design so it’s to be determined on what design will be used in the replacement bridge,never mind the final costs of the design and construction.

 

I read, Original bridge took 5 years to build.
Not sure if that was design to final paint brush or just construction.

 

Construction started in 1972,completed in 1977,shortly before I was born.

 

44 million in 18 whatever just add inflation to it should be just about right……