As of May 2, five bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of mangled steel as a delicate, complex salvage effort continues to reopen access to the Port of Baltimore. The men were working for Brawner Builders, filling potholes on the center span of the bridge at the time of the collapse.

Six men - all construction workers fixing potholes on the bridge - died when they were plunged into the water after a container ship hit the bridge, causing its collapse on 26 March.

Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, a state transportation official said Thursday.The state plans to build a new span by fall of 2028, said David Broughton, a spokesman for the Maryland Department of Transportation.

The 1.6-mile-long bridge was built in 1977 as an additional crossing of Baltimore's harbor to alleviate congestion on the two existing tunnel crossings. Although much remains uncertain, this blog answers basic questions about the rebuilding of the Key Bridge.