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poppedt t1_itw136l wrote

One of my favorite stories about Baltimore is about a lady named Ann Doda. She lived in Locust Point and led the fight for five years to change the original plan of an I-95 bridge that would cut through Locust Point and over Fort McHenry. Thanks to her, Locust Point was saved and we have a tunnel system instead. There’s a memorial to her and her husband in Latrobe Park.

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backfi t1_itw2yry wrote

Or Tom Ward, the only city councilman to vote against it

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PleaseBmoreCharming t1_itwl3j2 wrote

On the other hand, I kind of wish they could have come up with a bridge alternative that would have avoided Ft. McHenry, but still gave the city some benefits beyond transportation. Bridges are such an iconic piece of culture and architecture for a city and we honestly miss out on that A LOT. Look at examples like Pittsburgh and the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC and Chicago and San Fran and how their bridges really define their cities and how people associate the image of the city with the bridge and vice versa.

Apparently, there was another bridge crossing planned for I-895 which would have been very similar to the Francis Scott Key Bridge: https://www.dcroads.net/crossings/harbor-tunnel/img18.gif

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