Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore

[CGI_Ram]

Terrible!

@ 1:20 you can see a ship-wide power outage.
@ 2:20 the power comes back on.
@ 2:30 you can see smoke start to billow out.
@ 5:33 it hits the bridge and the bridge collapses.


View: https://youtu.be/vZLctAD7Sic?si=z4liUdcImlBPuVY8

 

[dieterbrock]

Insane!!
At least they were able to stop traffic from entering and bridge appeared clear

 

[Psycho_X]

Insane!!
At least they were able to stop traffic from entering and bridge appeared clear

This is basically my worst nightmare... i hate bridges.

But anyway, I thought I read that there were cars in the river and there was constructions crews on it or something to that effect. Saw the term "mass casualty event" used multiple times. Hopefully what you said is true and it's just bullshit internet embellishment from the click whore websites.

 

[Loyal]

The Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest ports on the east coast, could be shut down for months. This is an economic hit.

 

[Psycho_X]

The Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest ports on the east coast, could be shut down for months. This is an economic hit.

Yeah, definitely not what our economy needs right now.

 

[Selassie I]

This verifies why my brain goes into primal fear when I have to go over high bridges.

My GOD

 

[Dodgersrf]

This is basically my worst nightmare... i hate bridges.

But anyway, I thought I read that there were cars in the river and there was constructions crews on it or something to that effect. Saw the term "mass casualty event" used multiple times. Hopefully what you said is true and it's just bullshit internet embellishment from the click whore websites.

I don’t know if they were workers or travelers.
The ship did call in a mayday and they were able to stop more traffic from getting on the bridge.

 

[Angry Ram]

Looks like an accident. Horrible one, but an accident.

This verifies why my brain goes into primal fear when I have to go over high bridges.

My GOD

I have to drive on this thing every now and then. Not worried about structural integrity but the morons that drive 80 mph on it.

 

[Dodgersrf]

Looks like an accident. Horrible one, but an accident.



I have to drive on this thing every now and then. Not worried about structural integrity but the morons that drive 80 mph on it.

I’m not convinced, that that isn’t a roller coaster.

 

[Selassie I]

Looks like an accident. Horrible one, but an accident.



I have to drive on this thing every now and then. Not worried about structural integrity but the morons that drive 80 mph on it.

It would be EXTREMELY difficult for me to force myself to drive over that. If I did drive over... everyone would be firing double birds at me for driving so slow. That is an absolute nightmare for me... my knees are already buckling just looking at the pic.

 

[Merlin]

Horrifying.

 

[OldSchool]

Terrible news! Hoping for the best for the people. I used to cle ch hard driving over the bridges in the bay area

 

[RamFan503]

This verifies why my brain goes into primal fear when I have to go over high bridges.

My GOD

I used to live in Portland, OR. One of its nicknames was Bridge City. I always hated getting stuck in traffic on some of them because they would buck and sway with the cars going the other way or heaven forbid it was windy. I used to run irrigation crews and maintenance all the way up into Stevenson, WA and had to cross this bridge quite often. Being in The Gorge, it was always windy. One day, I got stopped behind bridge repair crews. That sucker was moving A LOT! But at least it was a steel bridge and you could see right through it to the river below. That was not a good day and I'm not even afraid of heights.

 

[dieterbrock]

This is basically my worst nightmare... i hate bridges.

But anyway, I thought I read that there were cars in the river and there was constructions crews on it or something to that effect. Saw the term "mass casualty event" used multiple times. Hopefully what you said is true and it's just bullshit internet embellishment from the click whore websites.

They were able to stop traffic but there were still construction vehicles, police cars etc. Wasnt completely clear of people, but fortunately you could see the traffic flow earlier, and there were tons of cars

 

[Psycho_X]

I used to live in Portland, OR. One of its nicknames was Bridge City. I always hated getting stuck in traffic on some of them because they would buck and sway with the cars going the other way or heaven forbid it was windy. I used to run irrigation crews and maintenance all the way up into Stevenson, WA and had to cross this bridge quite often. Being in The Gorge, it was always windy. One day, I got stopped behind bridge repair crews. That sucker was moving A LOT! But at least it was a steel bridge and you could see right through it to the river below. That was not a good day and I'm not even afraid of heights. View attachment 64969

Getting sweaty palms just thinking about it. I do not like heights. I have no interest in being high or dangling over things or even thinking about it. I thoroughly enjoy being on flat, boring midwestern ground. Every now and then I make myself watch one of those idiots who like to climb buildings and hop around on ledges because they're young and stupid and I have to stop before I get too nauseous lol.

 

[RamFan503]

But anyway, I thought I read that there were cars in the river and there was constructions crews on it or something to that effect. Saw the term "mass casualty event" used multiple times. Hopefully what you said is true and it's just bullshit internet embellishment from the click whore websites.

I've been watching the news all morning. They seem to be unsure if there were actually any cars on the bridge at the time of collapse. They do apparently still have 6 workers unaccounted for. Apparently, there were crews repairing potholes on the bridge at the time. Also apparently, 2 workers were able to walk away. No one seems to know for sure if there are more potential victims.

 

[RamFan503]

Insane!!
At least they were able to stop traffic from entering and bridge appeared clear

No kidding. Almost miraculous it seems. You would have thought they could get the construction crews off the bridge too but I wonder how much time they actually had. Just really amazing this could happen in such a highly used port.

 

[Loyal]

I used to live in Portland, OR. One of its nicknames was Bridge City. I always hated getting stuck in traffic on some of them because they would buck and sway with the cars going the other way or heaven forbid it was windy. I used to run irrigation crews and maintenance all the way up into Stevenson, WA and had to cross this bridge quite often. Being in The Gorge, it was always windy. One day, I got stopped behind bridge repair crews. That sucker was moving A LOT! But at least it was a steel bridge and you could see right through it to the river below. That was not a good day and I'm not even afraid of heights. View attachment 64969

I used to drive by Cascade Locks every other day as a Greyhound driver (Portland to Boise route). In Portland itself, I would drive over the Steel Bridge in my '68 Fury when it was iced over in winter. Scariest bridge crossing with a rear wheel drive car after a 428 mile drive all night (chaining my bus up once or twice) returning to Portland and then dealing with that bridge in my personal car! I was so glad to get home after that.

 

[RamFan503]

I used to drive by Cascade Locks every other day as a Greyhound driver (Portland to Boise route). In Portland itself, I would drive over the Steel Bridge in my '68 Fury when it was iced over in winter. Scariest bridge crossing with a rear wheel drive car after a 428 mile drive all night (chaining my bus up once or twice) returning to Portland and then dealing with that bridge in my personal car! I was so glad to get home after that.

Yeah - that was a slippery one in the winter. You could also see through that one if I recall right. St John's bridge could be a trip at times too. It's really old and the tallest bridge in the city. I've been stopped in traffic many times on that bridge and you feel every car, truck, and gust of wind. It's a very cool bridge but did I mention it's really old?

 

[norcalramfan]

I used to drive by Cascade Locks every other day as a Greyhound driver (Portland to Boise route). In Portland itself, I would drive over the Steel Bridge in my '68 Fury when it was iced over in winter. Scariest bridge crossing with a rear wheel drive car after a 428 mile drive all night (chaining my bus up once or twice) returning to Portland and then dealing with that bridge in my personal car! I was so glad to get home after that.

I had ‘68 Fury. 383 engine in the VIP model I got as a hand me down. We went across country and back on 7 cylinders for a family vacation in ‘71. Thought it was a carburetor problem over the Colorado Rockies, but no problem over the Canadian Rockies.
The bridge and overpass collapses in ‘89 were no joke. I had coworker who went to the opening game of the series. He was way up in the cheap seats and said it was a Disney E ride. He had to drive all the way to San Jose and then all the way back up; due East from S.F. It took 12 hours.
I’m sure the socal quake around that time was pretty hairy too.