Carnival Cruising out of Baltimore again - high quality pics of Key Bridge cleanup status

[IntrepidFromDC]

UPDATE 33: Photo Release: Unified Command continues to clear wreckage from the bottom of the Patapsco River (keybridgeresponse2024.com)

[Journey11]

Thanks for the update. Incredible pictures and video. When I see that tremendous gap in the bridge I can only say “Wow.”

[MEUB1112]

Great post, wow!!

[chengkp75]

Really shows how small and ineffectual the dolphins "protecting" the bridge piers are, when you compare that to the ones by the power lines, the significant bulkheading around the power line piers, and even the power line piers well away from the main span have significant bulkheading and even dolphins.  Various government agencies are going to be left carrying the ball, especially after the revelations that predicted the disaster were brought to their attention 20 years ago.

[jimbo5544]

13 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

Really shows how small and ineffectual the dolphins "protecting" the bridge piers are, when you compare that to the ones by the power lines, the significant bulkheading around the power line piers, and even the power line piers well away from the main span have significant bulkheading and even dolphins.  Various government agencies are going to be left carrying the ball, especially after the revelations that predicted the disaster were brought to their attention 20 years ago.

In your opinion (and I know it it total conjecture) the current comment notwithstanding, in your opinion, based on what occurred, would more appropriate size dolphins have saved the bridge?

[chengkp75]

9 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

In your opinion (and I know it it total conjecture) the current comment notwithstanding, in your opinion, based on what occurred, would more appropriate size dolphins have saved the bridge?

Yes.  With the relative ease that the Dali was lifted off the bottom, it shows that the ship did not drive deeply into any solid obstruction before the bridge.  Adequately sized dolphins (see Sunshine Skyway bridge for examples), placed close to the bridge piers, along with adequately sized and bulkheaded (concrete facing) islands around the piers would have stopped the ship either before it even got to the bridge, or at least would not have allowed it to plow fully under the span as it did.

[jimbo5544]

42 minutes ago, chengkp75 said:

Yes.  With the relative ease that the Dali was lifted off the bottom, it shows that the ship did not drive deeply into any solid obstruction before the bridge.  Adequately sized dolphins (see Sunshine Skyway bridge for examples), placed close to the bridge piers, along with adequately sized and bulkheaded (concrete facing) islands around the piers would have stopped the ship either before it even got to the bridge, or at least would not have allowed it to plow fully under the span as it did.

I recently went over the Sunshine and viewed what was there, and this was in my mind and your post made me ask.  Thanks