How Many Bridges Collapsed March 2024. A view of the francis scott key bridge after it collapsed, in baltimore, maryland, u.s., in this picture released on march 26, 2024. The owner and the operator of the cargo ship that knocked down the bridge in march and killed six people will pay more than $100 million to settle a justice department lawsuit.

There are 17,468 fracture critical bridges in the united states out of 615,000 bridges total, she said, citing the federal highway administration. The francis scott key bridge collapse is one of about 18 major bridge collapses that.