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Francis Scott Key Bridge

Arcs in the news about Francis Scott Key Bridge from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Subject · 75 stories · 1,130 articles · earliest story we hold Mar 26, 2024

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Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet May 12.

All arcs1 named arc in 2025

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The collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge and the fight over who pays

4 of 67 stories this year · 15 about Francis Scott Key Bridge · gone quiet

How the NTSB is trying to prevent another major bridge collapse · 13 articles, Nov 18A misplaced wire label caused a power outage on a massive container ship, sending it crashing into a bridge, the NTSB finds · 10 articles, Nov 18NTSB set to vote on probable cause of cargo ship crash into Baltimore bridge, causing its collapse · 6 articles, Nov 18Cost to rebuild Baltimore’s key bridge more than doubles, completion now expected in late 2030 · 19 articles, Nov 18

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Everything else3 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Francis Scott Key Bridge

  1. Nov 19Loose wire on ship may have led to Baltimore Key Bridge collision and collapse, NTSB finds6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  2. Aug 19Explosion rocks cargo ship carrying coal in Baltimore; no injuries reported16 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right
  3. Feb 4Design for Maryland's new Key Bridge unveiled, 10 months after tragic collapse7 articles · 3 independent sources
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