For 47 years, the Francis Scott Key Bridge stood as the gateway to the Port of Baltimore and a landmark as one of the longest steel truss bridges in the world.

All this week, WTOP’s team coverage of “ The Key Bridge, One Year Later ” revisits an unthinkable, tragic collapse that sent shock waves around the nation and forever changed the face of Baltimore. It’s been a year since the crash that collapsed the Key Bridge into the waters of the Patapsco River in Baltimore.