Maryland Transportation Authority officials confirmed Monday morning that the Bay Bridge is safe for drivers and passengers, despite photos circulating on social media showing that one of the supports had shifted.
“The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is aware of images circulating on social media of a section of the westbound Chesapeake Bay Bridge,” MDTA spokesman Bradley Tanner wrote to The Baltimore Sun in an email. “We want to reassure the public that both spans of the bridge are safe.”
Pictures posted to social media demonstrate that one of the supports under the Bay Bridge had shifted off center.
Earlier this year, the National Transportation Safety Board noted that Maryland had not conducted the recommended assessment on the Bay Bridge following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge that killed six after it was hit by a cargo ship in March 2024.