Maryland's Key Bridge collapses after it was struck by a container ship

[RedRaider56]

Originally Posted by DaFace

For those who know the area, how much will the loss of this bridge impact people locally? It's gonna take years to get it replaced, and I have to imagine it's gonna cause a giant cluster**** in the surrounding area.

read a few minutes ago that about 35000 vehicles go over that bridge daily

[KCUnited]

Maryland governor already stating a preliminary investigation determined it was an accident

I'd imagine it should be known fairly quickly what happened due to personal interviews and data recorders unlike a sunken ship with no survivors

[WhawhaWhat]

Originally Posted by DaFace

For those who know the area, how much will the loss of this bridge impact people locally? It's gonna take years to get it replaced, and I have to imagine it's gonna cause a giant cluster**** in the surrounding area.

I'm sure there's more to it but this is what I could find at the moment.

IMPLICATIONS OF #KeyBridgeCollapse: "This is going to be catastrophic for many reasons," one resident said.
"Number one, the harbor's blocked. Number two, we're not going to get any more new car deliveries at this time. Amazon is just on the other side of the river and you can… pic.twitter.com/KNGYibLhTe

— Stephon Dingle WJZ (@Stephon_Dingle) March 26, 2024

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

I'm sure there's more to it but this is what I could find at the moment.

IMPLICATIONS OF #KeyBridgeCollapse: "This is going to be catastrophic for many reasons," one resident said.
"Number one, the harbor's blocked. Number two, we're not going to get any more new car deliveries at this time. Amazon is just on the other side of the river and you can… pic.twitter.com/KNGYibLhTe

— Stephon Dingle WJZ (@Stephon_Dingle) March 26, 2024

The Beltway is already a parking lot. They might have to go into a pandemic style of life when it comes to travel.