Francis Scott Key bridge was at high risk of collapse says safety report

Baltimore Bridge Collapse - credit Baltimore Fire Service

One year after the Francis Scott Key bridge disaster a National Transportation Safety Board report states that it was vulnerable to collapse from vessel collision.

The National Transportation Safety Board report states that the Maryland Transportation Authority had not and was not required to carry out a vulnerability assessment of the Francis Scott Key bridge to evaluate its risk of catastrophic collapse from a vessel collision but had been advised by he American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials to perform vulnerability assessments

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