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Showing Original Post only (View all)"HOLY CRAP! The Francis Scott Key Bridge has collapsed after a ship collision in Baltimore. The 1,200 feet (366 m) span [View all]
HOLY CRAP! The Francis Scott Key Bridge has collapsed after a ship collision in Baltimore. The 1,200 feet (366 m) span bridge was the third longest span of any continuous truss in the world.
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Maryland's Francis Scott Key Bridge closed to traffic after incident
Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge has been closed to traffic following an "incident," the Maryland Transportation Authority said
"All lanes closed both directions for incident on I-695 Key Bridge," the authority said in a statement. "Traffic is being detoured."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/marylands-francis-scott-key-bridge-closed-traffic-after/story?id=108338267
this from about 20 minutes ago. i guess it hadn't collapsed yet?
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"HOLY CRAP! The Francis Scott Key Bridge has collapsed after a ship collision in Baltimore. The 1,200 feet (366 m) span [View all]
orleans
Mar 26
OP
There are people needing rescue as multiple cars fell off the bridge according to news reports
wishstar
Mar 26
#6
From the video I saw three trucks and two cars that got all the way across before the collapse.
Kablooie
Mar 26
#20
My god- How could this happen? The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) media will have a field day with this.
NBachers
Mar 26
#9
"See how dangerous and poor the us is. China is the best because we don't have that here."
AZLD4Candidate
Mar 26
#12