Focus Shifts To Removing Collapsed Baltimore Bridge

BALTIMORE (AP) — Engineers in Maryland are focused on the daunting task of removing what had been the Francis Scott Key Bridge from the Patapsco River. A massive cargo ship felled the span Tuesday after striking one of its main supports. Salvage crews will want to break the broken bridge parts into even smaller pieces to lift them out of the water. The tools needed for that are coming into place. They include seven floating cranes, 10 tugboats and nine barges. Clearing the river will allow officials to reopen the economically vital Port of Baltimore.