Francis Scott Key Bridge

collapsed toll bridge in Baltimore, Maryland
Place truss_bridge Q5482413
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Francis Scott Key Bridge

Summary

Francis Scott Key Bridge is a truss bridge[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of truss_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,000 views/month, #1 of 124).[2]

Key Facts

  • Francis Scott Key Bridge is located in Baltimore[3].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge is located in Baltimore County[4].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge is located in Anne Arundel County[5].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge is in the country of United States[6].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's video is recorded as Crossing the Key Bridge (Baltimore).webm[7].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's image is recorded as The Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore).jpg[8].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's instance of is recorded as truss bridge[9].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's instance of is recorded as toll bridge[10].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's maintained by is recorded as Maryland Transportation Authority[11].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's owned by is recorded as Maryland Transportation Authority[12].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's operator is recorded as Maryland Transportation Authority[13].
  • Francis Scott Key is named after Francis Scott Key Bridge[14].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's crosses is recorded as Patapsco River[15].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's made from material is recorded as steel[16].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's location is recorded as Hawkins Point[17].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's location is recorded as Dundalk[18].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)[19].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20000501[20].
  • +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Francis Scott Key Bridge[21].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge was dissolved in +2024-03-26T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 598380[23].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.216944444444444, 'lon': -76.52833333333334}[24].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04v680[25].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's cause of destruction is recorded as ship collision[26].
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge's significant event is recorded as maritime accident[27].

Body

Geography

Francis Scott Key Bridge is in the country of United States[6]. Located in include Baltimore[3], an independent city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1729[30]; Baltimore County[4], a county of Maryland[31], in United States[32], founded in 1659[33]; and Anne Arundel County[5], a county of Maryland[34], in United States[35], founded in 1650[36], headquartered in Annapolis[37].

Physical Characteristics

Francis Scott Key Bridge's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}[38]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.5'}[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include truss bridge[9] and toll bridge[10].

History and Context

+1977-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Francis Scott Key Bridge[21]. Its owned by is recorded as Maryland Transportation Authority[12]. Francis Scott Key is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Francis Scott Key Bridge ranks in the top 0.81% of truss_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,000 views/month, #1 of 124).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Structurae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Structurae. Retrieved . ce.jhu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . dcroads.net. Retrieved . dcroads.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Structurae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Structurae. Retrieved . ce.jhu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . mdta.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Structurae. Retrieved . mdta.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Structurae. Retrieved . ce.jhu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . ce.jhu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . Structurae. wikidata.org.
  27. [38] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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