The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has been repaired, allowing the Baltimore key shipping channel to fully reopen.

• The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on March 26, but the main shipping channel into the Baltimore port has since been fully restored for commercial transit.
• The bridge toppled after the cargo ship Dali crashed into the infrastructure.
• Since the removal of about 50,000 tons of bridge wreckage from the Patapsco River, the channel has been gradually reopened in the weeks following the clean-up process.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on March 26, killing six people and obstructing maritime traffic into the Baltimore port. However, the main passageway has since been fully restored.

In late March, the bridge collapsed due to the collision of the cargo ship Dali with the infrastructure, which resulted in the blockage of a significant shipping route into the U.S.'s busiest auto port.

Last year, the Port of Baltimore handled a record 1.1 million containers and $80.8 billion in foreign cargo value, according to state data. Tragically, six highway construction crew members lost their lives during an overnight road work accident.

The Fort McHenry Federal Channel was restored to its original dimensions of 700 feet wide and 50 feet deep for commercial transit through the Port of Baltimore, as announced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday evening.

"The Fort McHenry Federal Channel has been cleared for safe transit, and the USACE will continue to maintain this vital waterway, as we have for the past 107 years," announced Col. Estee Pinchasin, commander of the Baltimore District, in a statement.

Since March 30, a clean-up process has been underway to remove about 50,000 tons of bridge wreckage from the Patapsco River, allowing for the gradual reopening of the channel in the weeks since.

On May 20, the 300-meter-long (984-feet-long) Dali was successfully refloated and removed from the wreckage after being stranded for nearly two months.

A Danish shipping company's vessel, which was en route from Sri Lanka to Baltimore, encountered an electrical power and propulsion loss and collided with the southern pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, as per a preliminary investigation report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.