What we're learning about bridge safety in Maryland from Key Bridge collapse 

We all saw it captured on camera, and engineers will study it for years to come - the moment the Key Bridge collapsed.
And as we speak, leaders in the field asking two questions: could this happen again, and if so, can we prevent it?
That includes Greg Shafer, Bridge Technical Manager at Parsons in Baltimore, and Paul Wiedefeld, Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary.
So, question one - could this happen again?
"It's very difficult, if not impossible, for a structure to be impacted by a vessel of that magnitude going that speed and not incur significant damage and possible collapse," Shafer tells WMAR-2 News.
But ships of that size, going that speed, travel through our waterways every day. And thousands of bridges, just like the Key Bridge, were designed and built before that was the norm. The Key Bridge was built in 1976.
"We also need to recognize the scale of the ships and, you know, the laws of physics are the laws of physics. So,we have to think through, you know, to what level could we possibly prevent something like this from ever happening again?" Wiedefeld said.
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