Officials say the replacement span will be located slightly east of its predecessor, which allows demolition and construction ...

The original Key Bridge, a 1.6-mile (2.6-kilometer) steel span at the mouth of Baltimore’s harbor, took five years to construct and opened to traffic in 1977.

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The center, or main span, of the bridge goes over the shipping channel. The old Key Bridge’s main span was about 1,200 feet. The new one is expected to be at least 1,600.

The bridge opened in March 1977 and is named for the author of the "Star Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key. It is the outermost of three toll crossings of Baltimore's Harbor.

BALTIMORE (AP) — A year after the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland leaders are honoring the six construction workers who were killed when the road they ...