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A bridge collapse almost two decades ago tells a different story of bipartisan support and cooperation when it comes to federal funding of rebuilding efforts.

Crews are preparing to remove a 5,000-ton section of bridge steel from the deck of the cargo vessel M/V Dali, in hopes of refloating the vessel and further clearing the channel blocked by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Authorities were quick to respond when a massive cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, collapsing the span and killing six people, and several agencies promptly launched probes into the deadly disaster. The 984-foot Dali weighed some 112,000 tons loaded with containers when it left the Port of Baltimore early in the morning of March 26. The ship lost all power ...

Despite all the aid Maryland received after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, there was never a presidential disaster declaration.

Maryland plans to rebuild the Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, officials said Thursday.