Baltimore disaster: The city that lost a bridge looks uncertainly to its future

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The iconic 47-year-old bridge was more than a crucial transport node for its residents.

The bridge was a crucial link between Baltimore and the national capital, a conduit for commuters, tourists and goods moving in and around Baltimore.

The ramp rises above the river and ends abruptly in a mangled mass of steel, with the ship’s prow faintly visible in the swirling evening fog. Ms Ghazala Ahmed, a Baltimore native who moved to Chicago after her marriage in 2023, said the bridge was an inseparable part of her childhood. Mr Carrigan said the bridge’s collapse feels like another call for Baltimore – the home town of Olympic champion Michael Phelps, former speaker Nancy Pelosi and writer Edgar Allan Poe – to get back on its feet.

 

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