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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 · 37 stories · 193 articles · earliest story we hold Mar 26, 2024

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

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 · 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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Mar 25, 2024367423765
Apr 1, 2024123011183
Apr 15, 202471410110
Apr 22, 2024511553
Apr 29, 2024310350
May 6, 2024517383
May 13, 2024617593
May 20, 2024313459
May 27, 202412010
Jun 3, 202414013
Jun 10, 2024611346
Jun 17, 20240407
Jun 24, 202428244
Sep 23, 202414114
Oct 21, 202439140
Feb 3, 20250307
Nov 17, 202523215
Jul 20, 20260101

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else2 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Francis Scott Key Bridge that are not part of any arc yet

  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. Feb 4Design for Maryland's new Key Bridge unveiled, 10 months after tragic collapse7 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
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