What we know and don’t know about Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse

A container ship rests against wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge as night falls on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Sparrows Point, Md.

Federal investigators are trying to understand what led to the bridge’s collapse, as the region braces for a long and costly rebuilding process.Authorities say eight people fell into the Patapsco River below after the collision. Two were rescued, with one person in critical condition while the other person refused medical treatment, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said.

Those onboard issued a mayday, said Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, which gave authorities time to stop the flow of traffic on the bridge. The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, Jennifer Homendy, says investigators have recovered the voyage data recorder, which is similar to the black box recorders found on airplanes.

The Key bridge, which is four lanes, 1.6 miles long and carries about 11.3 million vehicles a year, was fully up to code and had no structural issues, Moore said.Federal and local authorities immediately vowed to rebuild the bridge — but they cautioned that the process would not be fast or cheap.Buttigieg declined to give a timeline of how long reconstruction might take, though he noted the original bridge took five years to build.

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