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What Caused Baltimore’s Key Bridge to Collapse? | NOVA

How did a single impact cause Baltimore’s Key Bridge to collapse?

On March 26, 2024, a container ship lost power and veered off course, striking a critical support of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Engineers explain how a vulnerability in the bridge's design led to a devastating chain reaction, causing the bridge to collapse and blocking the busy Port of Baltimore for eleven weeks.