At 8,636 feet (2,632 m), it was the second-longest bridge in the Baltimore metropolitan area, after the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Its main span of 1,200 feet (366 m) was the third-longest of any continuous truss in the world. [8]

On February 4, 2025, Maryland Governor Wes Moore unveiled the new design concept for the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild. The governor stated that the new design honors the architectural tradition of the original bridge. ... Distance between main span pylons exceeding 1,600 feet ; Total length of cable-stayed main span exceeding 3,300 feet ...

Feb 6, 2025 · Distance between main span pylons exceeding 1,600 feet; Total length of cable-stayed main span exceeding 3,300 feet; ... Executive Director Bruce Gartner and members of the MDTA Board at a press conference revealing the design for the new Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, February 4. (David Trozzo/MDOT)

6 days ago · The two main bridge towers, where ships will go through, will be more than 1,600 feet apart from one another. The bridge deck height will be about 230 feet above the main deep-draft shipping...

The main span of 1,200 feet (366 m), was the third longest truss bridge in the world. [3] [1] It was originally known as the Outer Harbor Crossing until it was renamed in 1976, while still under construction, and was also known as simply the Key Bridge or Beltway Bridge. [4]

Mar 26, 2024 · It crosses the Patapsco River, where U.S. national anthem author, Francis Scott Key, wrote the “Star Spangled Banner” in 1814 after witnessing the British defeat at the Battle of Baltimore...

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 1:28 a.m. EDT (05:28 UTC), 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 the container ship Dali struck one of its piers. Six members of a maintenance crew ...

Feb 4, 2025 · The original Key Bridge, a 1.6-mile (2.6-kilometer) steel span at the mouth of Baltimore’s harbor, took five years to construct and opened to traffic in 1977.

Mar 26, 2024 · With a main span of 1,200 feet (366 meters), it was the second-longest continuous truss bridge in the world when it opened, and it remained the second longest in the United States and third in the world, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers. It had a total length of 8,636 feet (2,632 meters).

The bridge is 8,636 feet (1.6 miles) long, and the main span of the bridge consists of a continuous steel truss span with 185 feet of vertical navigational clearance and 1,200 feet of span length.