UPDATED: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Issues Permit for Rebuild of Francis Scott Key Bridge

By Joe Ciccanti | March 7, 2025
The approach from the northern/Dundalk side of the original Key Bridge structure is seen still standing from the shoreline, June 21, 2024. The Fort McHenry Federal Channel, which had been blocked in some capacity by the bridge collapse since March 26, was restored to its original operational dimensions of 700 feet wide and 50 feet deep on June 10, 2024, for commercial maritime transit through the Port of Baltimore. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Thomas I. Deaton)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has issued its permit (Section 10/404/408 permit decision) for the rebuild of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, granting the Maryland Transportation Authority permission to construct the bridge that will reconnect the I-695 Baltimore Beltway and improve community accessibility lost following the collapse of the original structure…

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