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Taller? Safer? What will the Key Bridge's replacement look like?

By Sheilah Kast,
Maureen Harvie
Published July 31, 2024 at 10:10 AM EDT
The remnants of the Key Bridge as seen from Sparrows Point in Baltimore County, Maryland.
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The remnants of the Key Bridge can be seen from Sparrows Point in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Completed in 1977, the Francis Scott Key Bridge was an iconic fixture in Baltimore’s horizon. Its collapse at 1:28 a.m. on March 26th took the lives of six maintenance-crew workers and tore apart a vital link connecting the region.

What will the bridge’s replacement look like?

Hayes Gardner is an enterprise reporter for The Baltimore Sun. He’s been covering the Key Bridge clean-up and plans to rebuild.

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Maureen Harvie
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.
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