Who was Francis Scott Key, whose namesake bridge fell? His poem became ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ [Video]

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED. TO HELP RELIEVE CONGESTION? IT WAS NAMED AFTER FRANCIS SCOTT KEY TO HONOR HIM, AND IT WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BALTIMORE INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS CITY AND US HISTORY. SO HERE’S A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE BRIDGE. THESE ARE PICTURES WE HAVE OF ITS BEGINNINGS, AND THESE ARE PICTURES FROM THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. ACCORDING TO MARYLAND HISTORIANS, CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN AUGUST 1972, AND IT OFFICIALLY OPENED TO TRAFFIC ON MARCH 23RD, 1977. ACCORDING TO PRESERVATION MARYLAND, THE BRIDGE WAS CONSIDERED A MAJOR MILESTONE IN DEVELOPING MARYLAND’S HIGHWAY SYSTEM AS A COMPLETE. THE INTERSTATE 695 CIRCUIT AROUND BALTIMORE. THE COST TO BUILD $100 MILLION, THE SPAN OF THE STEEL TRUSS BRIDGE HAD FOUR LANES AND STRETCHED 1.6 MILES OVER THE PATAPSCO RIVER. IT JUST HAD ITS 47TH ANNIVERSARY. WE ORIGINALLY TWO TUNNELS WERE CONSIDERED BEFORE THE BRIDGE WAS BUILT AGAIN. IT WAS …