Blue-collar workers crossed it.
And couples were known to get engaged near it.
Completed in 1977, the Francis Scott Key Bridge was a practical, final link to the beltway of roads that circled Baltimore Harbor, a much-needed solution to reduce Harbor Tunnel congestion.
For some, it symbolized the working-class communities around it — for others, the city itself.
And the Key Bridge was simply a presence in people’s everyday lives.
Persons:
Francis Scott Key
Organizations:
Teenagers
Locations:
Baltimore, Fort McHenry, British