Why Think Twice About the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse? | Steve Bradbury

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4.6 • 808 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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In the early morning of Tuesday, March 26, the Francis Scott Key Bridge on the Patapsco River in Baltimore, MD collapsed following an impact from a container ship. As of this writing, several individuals are missing and may be deceased. The tragic accident will also result in major logistical and economic disruptions. But there’s more reason to be concerned about critical infrastructure failures of this kind. Is our government really keeping its priorities in order to prevent such disasters? Heritage Distinguished Fellow Steve Bradbury, a veteran of the Department of Transportation, explains.

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0:00.0	Three, two, one, zero, all engine run.
0:07.2	There is no other institution that has the ability uniquely.
0:11.9	Without a heritage, every generation starts over.
0:15.0	To remind the current regime.
0:18.0	We the people tell the governor what it is allowed to do.
0:22.8	All, all, have to get back in their box and stay there.
0:28.6	Liktob.
0:29.4	We have a left down.
0:32.4	From the Heritage Foundation, this is Heritage Explains.
0:53.6	Thank you. Heritage Foundation, this is Heritage Explains. The Francis Scottkey Bridge, which spans the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, was completed in March of 1977.
1:02.0	Named after the writer of the Star-Spangled Banner and known for its distinctive trust design, the bridge has since been a critical artery for the city, as well as an iconic part of the Baltimore skyline.
1:15.6	Having been a fixture for so long, like many notable structures, its permanence felt like a given.
1:21.6	That's what made it even more surreal when, in the early morning hours of this past Tuesday, March 26th, a fully loaded
1:29.5	container ship in the Patapsco River lost power and collided with one of the bridge's pillars.
1:36.1	The bridge sustained major damage, resulting in several vehicles and individuals dropping into
1:41.9	the water.
1:43.4	At the time of this recording, six individuals are
1:46.2	still believed to be missing. Such tragic events naturally lead us to ask, what went wrong? Could
1:53.9	it happen again? And if so, how can we prevent it? Here to answer these questions is Steve Bradbury,
2:03.3	now a distinguished fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
2:08.7	Steve served in the Trump administration as general counsel to the Department of Transportation.
2:16.7	During his time there, he also served as acting deputy secretary of transportation and acting secretary of transportation.
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