Francis Scott Key Bridge: 470-Ton Steel Bridge Segment Moved by GIANT Crane in Maryland! 

Watch in awe as a massive 470-ton steel bridge segment is lifted and moved by a giant crane during an epic operation at the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. Witness the precision and power required to relocate such a massive structure to its new location. Don't miss this incredible engineering feat unfold before your eyes!
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Defense Now June - 2024
• DN June 2024
Unified Command nears complete restoration of Baltimore's federal channel
BALTIMORE, MD, UNITED STATES
06.01.2024
This b-roll, captured June 1, 2024, shows Unified Command crews making the final cuts, lifting, then transporting a 470-short-ton steel segment (identified as “Section 4B”) of Francis Scott Key Bridge to Sparrows Point, Maryland.
Different phases of Section 4B being lifted for crews to conduct a closer inspection
Crews use oxyacetylene torches to cut two 10- to 30-ton pieces from the main structure
Chesapeake 1000 (“Chessy”) floating crane holds 4B fully clear of remaining wreckage
Chessy rotates, then transports Section 4B roughly 1.5 miles to Sparrows Point
Chessy arrives at Sparrows Point to process Section 4B for recycling
Film Credits: Video by Bobby Petty
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District