CBS News

Maryland's Bay Bridge pier protection measures discussed in wake of Key Bridge collapse

BALTIMORE -- Maryland transportation leaders are discussing pier protection for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge months after a large container ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which ...
CBS News

Majority of U.S. bridges lack impact protection. After the Key Bridge collapse, will anything change?

Laura Geller is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist in the Crime and Public Safety Beat. She joined the CBS News Innovation Lab as a national investigative producer in September 2023. In ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Maryland to bolster protection at Chesapeake Bay Bridge following Baltimore disaster

The massive ships are going to keep coming. Baltimore’s shipping channel has been at least partially blocked since March 26, when the cargo ship Dali decimated the Francis Scott Key Bridge. After ...
The Baltimore Sun

US-required bridge inspections don’t test for ship strike. Then, one hit the Key Bridge.

Twisted rebar protrudes from the remains of a support pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the catastrophic collapse. (Jerry Jackson/Staff) Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When the ...
YDR

In wake of Key Bridge collapse, Maryland explores pier protection for Bay Bridge

BALTIMORE — After the demise of its northern neighbor at the mighty hands of a massive cargo ship, Maryland’s lengthiest and most-celebrated bridge is expected to receive reinforcement from vessel ...