The last time construction began on the Key Bridge was in 1972. The original steel truss design spanned 1,209 feet across the Patapsco River and formed the final link in the Baltimore Beltway.

The rebuilt Francis Scott Key Bridge will have to accommodate not just the ships and trucks of today, but those of a 100 years from now.

“The old bridge was a truss design — a steel truss — I think ... here through the Port of Baltimore,” said DaVia. “So, they’re lookin at a much higher clearance here for the new ...

For 47 years, the Francis Scott Key Bridge stood as the gateway to the Port of Baltimore and a landmark as one of the longest steel truss bridges in the world. The Dali, a cargo ship bound for Sri ...

A year after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, Baltimore is grappling with a wide range of issues related to the maritime disaster.

Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore ... The bridge design is focused on enlarging the previous structure, a steel arch continuous truss bridge that collapsed ...

Last month, Maryland’s governor unveiled a digital rendering of the new bridge, which promises to modernize Baltimore’s skyline, trading the old truss design with an updated cable system.