Francis Scott Key Bridge
The Francis Scott Key Bridge was a highway bridge that crossed the lower Patapsco River and outer Baltimore Harbor/Port. It was opened on March 23, 1977, to carry the Baltimore Beltway between Dundalk and Hawkins Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Carroll Light and Fort Armistead.
Fort Carroll Light
Lighthouse
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Fort Carroll Light is a derelict lighthouse consisting of a short wooden tower on the walls of its namesake fortifications in the Patapsco River. Fort Carroll Light is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Fort Armistead
Fort
Fort Armistead was a United States Army coastal defense fort, active from 1901 to 1920, that defended Baltimore, Maryland. Fort Armistead is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawkins Point and Sparrows Point.
Hawkins Point
Quarter
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Hawkins Point is a neighborhood in the South District of Baltimore, located at the southern tip of the city between Curtis Bay and the Anne Arundel County line and Thoms Cove. Hawkins Point is situated 1½ miles southwest of Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Sparrows Point
Suburb
Sparrows Point is an industrial area in unincorporated Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, adjacent to Edgemere. Named after Thomas Sparrow, landowner, it was the site of a very large industrial complex owned by Bethlehem Steel, known for steelmaking and shipbuilding. Sparrows Point is situated 2½ miles east of Francis Scott Key Bridge.
St. Helena, Baltimore
Neighborhood
St. Helena is a neighborhood in the cities of Baltimore and Dundalk in the U.S. state of Maryland. The border between the cities, which is also the border between Baltimore County and Baltimore City, divides the neighborhood. St. Helena, Baltimore is situated 3 miles north of Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Francis Scott Key Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: collapsed toll bridge in Baltimore, Maryland
- Categories: truss bridge, toll bridge, and transportation
- Location: Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Francis Scott Key Bridge” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جسر فرانسيس سكوت كي”
- Asturian: “ponte Francis Scott Key”
- Basque: “Francis Scott Key zubia (Baltimore)”
- Basque: “Francis Scott Key zubia”
- Belarusian: “Мост Фрэнсіса Скота Кія”
- Bengali: “ফ্রান্সিস স্কট কী সেতু”
- Catalan: “pont de Francis Scott Key”
- Catalan: “Pont de Francis Scott Key”
- Chinese: “凱伊橋”
- Chinese: “弗朗西斯·斯科特·基大橋”
- Chinese: “方濟各史葛基大橋”
- Chinese: “法蘭西斯史考特基大橋”
- Czech: “Key Bridge”
- Czech: “Most Francise Scotta Keye”
- Czech: “Outer Harbor Bridge”
- Danish: “Francis Scott Key Bridge”
- Dutch: “Francis Scott Key Bridge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى فرانسيس سكوت كى (بالتيمور)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى فرانسيس سكوت كى”
- Esperanto: “Ponto Francis Scott Key”
- Estonian: “Francis Scott Key sild”
- Finnish: “Francis Scott Key -silta”
- French: “Key Bridge”
- French: “pont Francis-Scott-Key”
- French: “Pont Francis-Scott-Key”
- German: “Francis Scott Key Bridge”
- Hebrew: “גשר הרצועה”
- Hebrew: “גשר סקוט קי”
- Hebrew: “גשר פרנסיס סקוט קי”
- Hebrew: “גשר קי”
- Inari Sami: “Francis Scott Key -šalde”
- Indonesian: “Jembatan Francis Scott Key”
- Irish: “Droichead Francis Scott Key”
- Italian: “Ponte Francis Scott Key”
- Japanese: “フランシス・スコット・キー橋”
- Korean: “프랜시스 스콧 키 브리지”
- Lithuanian: “Fransio Skoto Ki tiltas”
- Malay: “Jambatan Francis Scott Key”
- Malay: “جمبتن فرنسيس سکوت کي”
- Northern Sami: “Francis Scott Key -šaldi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Francis Scott Key Bridge”
- Norwegian: “Francis Scott Key Bridge”
- Panjabi: “ਫ੍ਰਾਂਸਿਸ ਸਕਾਟ ਕੀ ਬ੍ਰਿਜ”
- Persian: “پل فرانسیس اسکات کی (بالتیمور)”
- Persian: “پل فرانسیس اسکات کی”
- Polish: “Francis Scott Key Bridge”
- Polish: “Most Francisa Scotta Keya”
- Portuguese: “Ponte Francis Scott Key”
- Romanian: “Podul Francis Scott Key din Baltimore”
- Russian: “Мост Фрэнсиса Скотта Ки (Балтимор)”
- Russian: “Мост Фрэнсиса Скотта Ки”
- Skolt Sami: “Francis Scott Key -mostt”
- Slovenian: “Francis Scott Key Bridge”
- Spanish: “Beltway Bridge”
- Spanish: “FSK”
- Spanish: “Key Bridge”
- Spanish: “Outer Harbor Crossing”
- Spanish: “puente Francis Scott Key”
- Spanish: “Puente Francis Scott Key”
- Swedish: “Francis Scott Key Bridge”
- Thai: “สะพานแฟรนซิส สก็อต คีย์ (บอลทิมอร์)”
- Thai: “สะพานแฟรนซิส สก็อต คีย์”
- Turkish: “Francis Scott Key Köprüsü”
- Ukrainian: “Міст Френсіс Скотт Кі”
- Vietnamese: “Cầu Francis Scott Key”
- Yue Chinese: “方濟各史葛基大橋”
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