Key bridge collapse before and after
The Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse on March 26, 2024 (top) and a ship sailing under the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Baltimore, Maryland, US, March 24, 2024.
  • The Port of Baltimore is closed "until further notice" following the collapse of a major bridge.
  • Experts say the closure alone will bring some $15 million of daily economic activity to a halt.
  • The impact is likely to increase from there as a critical roadway is severed and routes are shifted.

Hour after Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on Tuesday morning, the scale of the economic toll is beginning to emerge.