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Our shore power system has ground fault protection. it is the vessel owners responsibility to make sure that their vessel is compliant with the marina’s shore power system. vessels that fail to comply will not be allowed to connect to shore power. refund of any associated fees is at the discretion of the management company. compliance testing is available, please contact the marina office prior to the day of arrival to schedule., liveaboard status does not include ownership of the slip. the marina reserves the right to change the slip assignment or move the boat for safekeeping, normal marina operations or repairs, best utilization of marina resources, or for special events. , 1989 57' jefferson yacht, 1988 45.5' transpacific yacht w/ liveaboard rights, 1980 61' hatteras, 1974 40' harbor master w/ liveaboard rights.

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There are several boats for sale at the DC Wharf and you could be living on one of them!  DC has become a world class boating community in recent years with creation of successful waterfront developments like the Wharf.  SW DC is walkable to so much of the city and with all the restaurants and live music venues there is so much to do right here.

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Boats - By Owner for sale in Washington, DC

• Boats Wanted $0 district of columbia
• Jet Ski - 2007 Yamaha Waverunner FX HO w/TRAILER $4,500 Falls Church
• Aquaterra Keowee 2 Two Seater Kayak 13 ft $595 Fairfax
• 2004 Bayliner 210 Classic $8,000 Lake Anna, VA
• Yamaha 90HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $4,440 northern virginia
• Honda 200HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $9,899 northern virginia
• Suzuki 90HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $4,600 northern virginia
• Mercury 115HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $2,455 northern virginia
• Suzuki Twin 200HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $16,200 northern virginia
• Mercury 60HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $3,190 northern virginia
• Mercury 30HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $1,665 northern virginia
• Suzuki 9.9HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $1,250 northern virginia
• Honda 90HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $4,322 northern virginia
• Suzuki 150HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $8,890 northern virginia
• Yamaha 80HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $3,450 northern virginia
• Yamaha 150HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $7,300 northern virginia
• Yamaha 40HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $1,877 northern virginia
• Yamaha 50HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $2,899 northern virginia
• Suzuki 150HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $6,650 northern virginia
• Yamaha 30HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $1,554 northern virginia
• Yamaha 300HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $1,332 northern virginia
• Yamaha 200HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $7,887 northern virginia
• Yamaha 60HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $3,112 northern virginia
• Dagger Zydeco 9.0 recreational kayak, great for beginners $375 northern virginia
• Ascend Kayak with title & DNR Stiker $500 Olney
• Ascend 12 T Kayak, with title $500 Olney
• Ascend 12T with title and numbers $500 Olney
• Rowboat 12' Aluminum with trailer and extras $2,700 Arlington VA
• 1987 Hilburn Houseboat with Liveaboard rights $230,000 Wharf Gangplank marina
• 1989 57 Foot Jefferson Yacht $210,000 Gangplank Marina District Wharf
• Honda Sportsman motorboat $9,500 Alexandria
• Pyranha Shiva whitewater kayak $595 Fairfax
• 2011 Key Largo $17,500 Gaithersburg
• 1985 Point Jude 16 Sailboat, Karavan Trailer and Honda 2.3 hp Outboard $2,995 Essex
• 1980 O’Day 22 Sailboat and 1994 KaravanTrailer $995 Essex
• 2007 Kawasaki Jet Ski 3 Person STX-12F w/27 org hours $3,700 Shady Side
• 2013 Stingray Boat $2,000 Purcelville
• 2004 19ft trophy with 2014 suzuki 150 4storke $17,500 Glen, Burnie
• 2004 trophy 19ft with 2014 150 Suzuki fourstroke $17,500 Woodbridge
• YAMAHA JETSKI 1997 $1,800 Silver Spring
• Prijon Hurricane Whitewater Kayak - slalom long boat style $350 Herndon
• 2002 Sea Doo Sportster LE $3,500 northern virginia
• Jackson Zen 2.0 Whitewater Kayak Size Large $1,050 Chantilly
• 1986 Hunter 23' Sailboat $825 Manassas
• baja boat $26,000 northern virginia
• 2BR 2Bath Liveaboard DC 2005 50' Gibson Houseboat $189,900 district of columbia
• Starcraft 12’ SS O/B $2,500 Sterling
• Laser sailboat with trailer and dolly $1,600 Annandale
• 2013 Garage Kept Alumacraft and 70hp Yamaha Outboard $14,500 Fairfax City
• 17' Mako Center Console w/Trailer $8,900 northern virginia
• Wavesport Big EZ Whitewater Kayak - River Runner / Playboat $550 Fairfax
• 2008 FORMULA 400SS TWIN-DIESEL EXPRESS CRUISER - GREAT SHAPE! $219,900 PORT TOBACCO, MD
• 2008 Sportcraft Express $37,950 Ocean City
• Hobie Mirage Tandem Kayak $2,200 South Riding
• 16 ft V hull Jon boat 20hp Merc 4 stroke $7,400 Woodbridge
• Walden Kayak $300 Woodbine
• 1987 Jefferson 46 $69,999 Urbanna
• 18.5' sea kayak $4,850 Severna Park
• 2005 Centurion Tornado Storm Series $23,500 Woodbridge
• Canoe-Mohawk Probe 12 with Mike Yee outfitting $1,000 Woodbine
• 13' Jon Boat and Trailer $1,500 northern virginia
• 2008 Bayliner Bowrider 185 $14,000 Fairfax
• Kayak Perception wave hopper wildwater down river racing $800 Bethesda
• 1988 Transpacific Marine Yachtwith liveasoard rights $260,000 Wharf Gangplank marina
• Tempo 6.5 Gallon Portable Fuel Tank $50 Arlington
• Jet boat $9,500 Stafford
• Necky Zoar / Old Town Kayak $450 Vienna
• 2021 Yamaha 25HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $1,340 northern virginia
• Lifetime Kokanee Tandem Kayak $420 Fairfax
• Ellesmere by Boreal Design Kayak $1,300 Alexandria
• Ellesmere By Boreal Design $1,300 maryland
• Custom Sit-In Stand-Up Multi-Function Watercraft Fish Cruise Fun $225 Fairfax Station Burke Lake
• 2007 Chaparral 256 SSI Bowrider $33,500 Springfield Va
• 2007 Larson 26' Bowrider $25,000 Mineral Va
• Kayak $675 Aquasco
• 1994 Centra ROYAL 196 $5,500 Springfield
• 1996 trophy captain 25 ft fishing boat $17,500 Springfield
• 1982 Penn Yan $4,900 Springfield, Virginia
• 1984 aqua lark mini boat $2,400 Sterling
• Perception Sport Conduit 13.0 Kayak $695 Chantilly
• 2019 solo skiff. Hull only $1,900 northern virginia
• 2016 solo skiff. Hull only. $1,600 northern virginia
• Yamaha 70HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $3,400 northern virginia
• 14 ft Sailboat and Trailer $400 Annandale
• Brand New Think Safe Life Jackets Near-Shore Buoyant Vest (Type II PFD $25 northern virginia
• Wenonah Bluegill 55 lb Kevlar square-stern canoe $1,880 Laurel
• 1972 Egg Harbor $40,000 Beltsville
• COAN RIVER MARINA $1 LOTTSBURG
• 🛀🏻Life raft $150 Olney/Ashton
• Coleman Canoe ready to hit the lake -- Classic orange $280 Ashburn
• 2020 Camo Hobie Outback with MD180 Kick-Up Fwd and Rev $3,000 Ashburn
• Pyranha 12R $1,000 Vienna
• 2012 Crownline C260 CR Bravo 3 $59,000 Arlington
• Laser Performance C420 $6,000 Arlington
• Suzuki outboard $600 FT WASHINGTON
• 1989 Hunter 33.5 (LOA) $25,000 maryland
• Ascend 12t with paddle and title/reg $500 Olney
• Jet Ski Honda Aquatrax F-12 $6,500 Falls Church VA
• 1980 stingray 20 ft boat $1,500 Ft Washington
• Boat inflatable with motor and trailer $4,500 Annandale
• 2006 Monterey 194fs Sport Boat with Swim Platform $18,500 Lorton
• 16' Carolina Skiff, 30hp Mariner, Load Rite Trailer -- Project Boat $3,500 Laurel, MD
• Decked Jon Boat (SOLD) $3,500 Manassas
• Ascend 12T ,title,2024 dnr sticker, $500 Olney
• Nitro 700 LX $3,000 Derwood
• 2000 Hydra Sports 212 Seahorse $13,999 Centreville
• International 470 sailboat $750 Washington
• 14’ Bark Commander Prone Paddleboard $2,000 Alexandria
• Aristo craft sport ski boat $4,500 Haymarket
• Pontoon boat for sale $25,000 Fort Washington
• 2022 Hobie i Trek 11 Kayak $2,300 Arlington Va
• 2008 Hurricane with 90 HP motor $10,500 garrett Park
• 18’ StingRay Boat with trailer $6,995 maryland
• 40' Boat Slip for SALE Anchorage Marina P-66 $16,500 Canton
• 29 Ocean Yacht SS $15,500 Ft Washington MD
• 1985 Carver 3227 Convertible $17,500 Alexandria
• Sewing Repair Services for Boat Covers/ Awning $0 SILVER SPRING
• 260 Searay Sundancer with generator! $55,000 Sterling
• 1994 18' Sea Ray w/Trailer $5,500 Washington DC
• Crownline Boat $0 Clinton Md
• Checkmate Trimate II $2,000 warreton
• Stingray Boat For Sale $25,000 Woodbridge
• 14ft heavy duty aluminum canoe $300 Silver Spring
• SONIC 260 PROWLER $18,500 FALLS CHURCH
• 2800 MAXUM / EXCELLENT SHAPE $13,000 Chesapeake City
• Kayak 10' $375 gainesville
• 2000 Formula 31 PC $50,000 Pasadena
• Boat Slip for Sale ($7500) $7,500 Galesville - West River
• 🛥️💨2014 Sanpan 2200 SLR Pontoon $32,000 northern virginia
• 2022 Cobalt R8 outboard $185,000 Mount Vernon
• Jetski 2014 Yamaha SVHO w/trailer $10,414 Woodley Park
• Intex Seahawk Sport $100 Woodbridge
• Shadow Bass Boat $3,000 Centreville
• Boat Anchor $50 GREAT FALLS
• 2015 Scarab 215 HO Impulse $37,500 district of columbia
• 30' Boat Slip Rental- Flag Harbor $1,750 St. Leonard, MD
• Bonafide EX123 $600 northern virginia
• Catalina 30 sailboat $10,500 Deale
• Kawasaki Ultra 160HP $10,500 Silver Spring
• JETSKI KAWASAKI STX15-f $9,500 Silver Spring
• Seadoo 300 $0 South Jersey
• Batmax C1 $100 Hyattsville
• Sink and Faucet Zurn $50 Fairfax,Va
• Kawasaki Jet Ski Restore 440 550 SX JS Jetski Vintage Stand up $0 Clermont, Florida
• 1995 Sea Ray 180 $8,500 NOVA
• Used ABS Dagger Impulse Royalex WW Canoe $300 Washington
• Gheenoe and trailer ready to fish! $1,600 northern virginia
• Low-hours / 2007 Ranger Z21 Comanche / 250 Yamaha HPDI $18,900 silver spring
• Brooklyn Kayak [TK122 angler Tandem fishing Kayak] $700 Ashburn
• Arrowglass Scorpion $4,500 Manassas
• Tandem Kayak $750 Great Falls
• 2011 Tracker Pro Guide V16' 4W/T $12,000 sterling va
• Want to buy 4-25 HP outboard engine. $1 Northern Virginia
• Tripper Old Town Canoe $500 Alexandria.Va
• Bravo 3 Prop Set 24P $600 Springfield
• Used Yamaha 115HP 4Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $3,350 Washington
• Used Yamaha 250HP 4-Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $6,850 Washington
• Used Yamaha 300HP 4-Stroke Outboard Motor Engine $7,750 Washington
• Used Yamaha 350HP 4-Stroke Outboad Motor Engine $8,550 Washington
• 1989 Chris-craft 292 Catalina SB $15,000 Dale City
• 1989 Chris-Craft 292 Catalina SB $15,000 Woodbridge
• Montego 25 foot Carver YACHT $6,000 Woodbridge
• Wellcraft 32 foot yacht $3,000 National Harbor, MD
• 1997 Macgregor 26x $16,500 Bethesda
• Sea kayaks & fishing kayak $300 Gaithersburg
• perception piroutte kayak $135 Arlington
• Fiberglass kayak and paddle $0 Arlington
• 2008 Tournament V-18 Bass Boat $9,800 CENTREVILLE
• 2005 Sea Ray 280 Sundancer for Sale in Excellent Condition $27,300 washington
• Old town canoe $90 Arlington
• Carleton Wooden Canoe $300 Alexandria
• Old Town Wooden Canoe $300 Alexandria
• 1977 57 foot Pacemaker Yahct with live aboard $240,000 Wharf Gangplank Marina
• 1987 Chris Craft Yacht with Liveaboard Rights $280,000 Wharf Gangplank Marina
• 1997 Smoker Craft $3,500 Springfield
• Airhead Inflatable Boat 4 $100 N Bethesda
• Boat Trailer $600 Woodbridge, Va
• 1981 Endeavour 40 $83,500 district of columbia
• 1981 Com-Pac 16 $3,750 Lorton
• 🛀🏻Life raft $300 Olney/Ashton
• Liquid Logic Lil Joe whitewater kayak $300 Arlington
• Jackson 4FUN whitewater kayak $400 Darnestown
• Myrtle Beach Yacht. Club Boat Slip. 101ft. T-head $500,000 Little River
• Delta Traverse 17.5T $2,000 Silver Spring
• Old Town Kayak - Pair of Otter $1,000 maryland
• Like New Current Model Eddyline Sitka 14'6" Lightweight Touring Kayak $1,999 Reston
• Double Jetski Trailer $1,600 ALEXANDRIA
• 2023 Seadoo Spark Jetski $8,900 ALEXANDRIA
• AB Infl. Navigo 10 VS RIB w/ Tohatsu 18HP $2,200 Chantilly
• 17 foot canoe new paint $100 Woodbridge
• 12 foot Field and Stream kayak $250 Vint Hill
• Perfect Sport Fish $13 Ft Washington MD
• New Intex 2 person inflatable kayak $225 Reston
• 2012 Chaparral 206 SSI $35,500 Reston
• EUC L.L.Bean Manatee Kayak in Mango Fade (Orange + Yellow) $350 Potomac Falls/Sterling/Reston/Great Falls
• Boat/Trailer (Make Offer) $0 Pohick
• 2004 Bayliner 212 Cuddy Cabin (Close to Gainesville and Centreville) $10,000 The Plains
• 2017 Sylvan Fish & Fun Pontoon: Low Hours, Excellent Condition $21,350 Washington
• Classic 1984 Compac 19 $7,000 Alexandria, VA
• Parklawn Sailing Association $635 Galesville Md
• Mirrocraft John Boat $4,500 Chantilly
• 2001 SEA RAY 290 $47,500 WASHINGTON DC
• 1989 wellcraft $5,900 Alexandria
• Harbor Master houseboat with Liveaboard $205,000 Gangplank Wharf Marina
• 2009 Mastercraft X14 Immaculate Single-Owner boat $32,995 catlett, VA
• Boat $0 Fort Washington md
• 2015 Bayliner 175 flight series (fs) $16,000 WOODBRIDGE
• 2000 Bennington Pontoon 26 ft $9,800 Clarksburg
• 1974 Aquarius 23 $3,000 District Heights
• 14ft JON BOAT $2,500 chantilly
• Boat Cover $20 Rockville, Twinbrook
• Whitby Albacore Sailboat $1,100 Rockville
• intex excursion 4 inflatable fishing boat with floor, battery and motor $700 Germantown
• 21’ Parker pilot house boat $55,000 Chesapeake beach
• 2005 Centurion Enzo sv 230 $30,000 northern virginia
• 1995 Sea Ray 250 Sundancer $6,500 Woodbridge
• 2022 Starcraft SVX190 - 150hp merc. $50,000 Bristow
• 2006 Ebbtide 2100 ss boat $17,000 Lake Anna

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Overcrowded ferry capsizes off Mozambique’s coast, leaving at least 98 dead, media reports say

Media outlets in Mozambique say that a makeshift ferry overcrowded with residents reportedly fleeing a feared cholera outbreak capsized off the country’s northern coast, killing at least 98 people including children.

In this video grab provided by Television Mozambique, people stand on Monday, April 8, 2024, next to a boat that local media say capsized on Sunday off Mozambique’s northern coast in Nampula province. The makeshift ferry reportedly was overcrowded with residents fleeing a feared cholera outbreak when it capsized, killing at least 98 people including children, media reports say. (Television Mozambique via AP)

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In this video grab provided by Television of Mozambique, women mourn their relatives in Nampula, Mozambique, Monday April 8, 2024, after a makeshift ferry overcrowded with residents reportedly fleeing a cholera outbreak sank off Mozambique’s northern coast on Sunday, killing at least 98 people including children. (Television Mozambique via AP)

In this video grab provided by Television of Mozambique, people cover the remains of young victims in Nampula, Mozambique, Monday April 8, 2024, after a makeshift ferry overcrowded with residents reportedly fleeing a cholera outbreak sank off Mozambique’s northern coast on Sunday, killing at least 98 people including children. (Television Mozambique via AP)

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A makeshift ferry overcrowded with residents reportedly fleeing a feared cholera outbreak capsized off Mozambique’s northern coast, killing at least 98 people including children, local media said Monday.

The ferry with an estimated 130 people aboard capsized Sunday after it departed the southeastern African nation’s coast for the nearby Island of Mozambique and at least 11 people were hospitalized, state-run Radio Mozambique quoted island administrator Silvério Nauaito as saying.

Most of the dead were recovered Sunday, but an additional seven bodies were found Monday, bringing the death toll from 91 to 98, the Noticias newspaper quoted Nauaito as saying. State TV showed what they said was the vessel pulled up on a beach a day after the tragedy, though it wasn’t immediately clear how it had been brought ashore.

Maritime authorities continued to search for additional survivors, Nauaito told the radio station, adding that “it is not easy to say with precision how many remain missing.” Government officials were heading to the accident site Monday to get more precise information, he said.

The Nampula provincial authority released a statement attributing the accident to the “use of a vessel unsuitable for transporting passengers and overcrowding,” Radio Mozambique reported.

Noticias, one of the country’s main and oldest newspapers, said the boat ordinarily was used as a fishing vessel and that residents of the town of Lunga were trying to flee what they believed was a flare-up in cases of cholera that the country has suffered in recent months.

They wanted to reach the Island of Mozambique and departed “in a stampede” using boats “unsuitable for navigation,” the newspaper reported. The boat capsized before it could reach the island.

Some people still managed to reach the island’s shore but died there after not being able to get medical help on time, the newspaper said. The country’s national public broadcaster, Television of Mozambique, said two bodies of children remained uncollected in a morgue.

Authorities in Mozambique and neighboring southern African countries have been trying to contain a deadly cholera outbreak that spread in recent months.

Mozambique, one of the world’s poorest countries, has recorded 32 deaths from about 15,000 cholera cases since late last year. Nampula is the worst affected province with over 5,000 cholera cases, including 12 deaths, according to government data.

Many areas of Mozambique are only accessible by boats, which are often overcrowded. The country has a poor road network and some areas are unreachable by land or air.

(Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post)

Inside the massive three-step cleanup of Baltimore’s Key Bridge

The cleanup of the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is underway. Hundreds of engineers, workers and divers have rushed to the scene of what some predict could be the most expensive disaster in maritime history.

Using massive barges and floating cranes, crews are clearing the hulking pieces of steel and hunks of concrete that have crippled the Port of Baltimore and spread economic pain locally and nationally.

Experts say the road ahead will be long, dangerous and expensive. One analysis predicted insurance payouts from the bridge collapse could total $2 billion to $4 billion.

The task before the crews is daunting. The waters of the Patapsco River are chilly and inky. Twisted steel could suddenly shift, imperiling workers. There are still 764 tons of hazardous materials on the stranded ship. Those are just a few of the challenges.

So far, crews have removed a 200-ton section of the bridge and opened two small channels near the wreckage to allow limited boat traffic to the port. A third deeper water channel will be opened by the end of April, and officials hope to restore normal traffic by the end of May.

Officials say they will proceed with a three-step plan: clear the 50-foot deep, 700-foot wide shipping channel, remove the bridge trusses resting on the cargo ship and float it away, and clear the riverbed of any remaining debris. Work on each step is happening at the same time.

Step 1: Clear the shipping channel

PATAPSCO RIVER

Cargo ship Dali

Bridge wreckage

SHIPPING CHANNEL

loaded onto

Much of the 1.6-mile span of the Key Bridge fell on March 26, when it was rammed by the 985-foot long container ship Dali, plunging thousands of tons of steel and concrete into the Patapsco River.

Officials plan to clear the shipping channel by chopping up the bridge into smaller pieces that can be hoisted by floating cranes, including one with a lift capacity of 330 tons and another that can pull up 650 tons. The latter is the equivalent of lifting roughly six 737 jet planes.

The wreckage is then deposited on to nearby barges to take to shore.

Officials said it took 10 hours to clear the first 200-ton piece of the bridge.

They have to work carefully. The trusses can shift as they are cut. Teams have to reassess the stability of the wreckage after each piece is removed. Authorities are cognizant that the bodies of four of six construction workers who were on the bridge at the time of the collapse are possibly buried in rubble on the riverbed.

Step 2: Float the 95,000-ton container ship

Bridge trusses

Floating Crane

Chesapeake 1000

Even as they work to open the shipping lane, crews are also turning their attention to the Dali. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said at a recent news conference that 3,000 to 4,000 tons of bridge trusses are draped across the bow of the ship. They have crushed cargo containers like tin cans.

Officials said they will have to stabilize the roughly 4,700 cargo containers on the ship, some of which are hanging precariously overboard.

The Chesapeake 1000 — one of the largest floating cranes on the East Coast that can hoist up to 1,000 tons — will be used to lift pieces of the trusses after they are cut up.

Officials have said the Dali is resting on the bed of the Patapsco, so it will have to be checked for seaworthiness and then stabilized with tugboats and anchors. Some cargo containers will also have to be removed to refloat the ship before it heads back to port. The crew of 21 sailors remains onboard.

Step 3: Remove the remaining wreckage from the Patapsco River

Remaining debris

Cargo container

“Pancaked”

Embedded in bottom

“Pancaked” wreckage

Divers survey

The final step in the cleanup will focus on whatever debris remains on the river bed, which could possibly include fallen cargo containers, trusses or hunks of concrete from the road that spanned the bridge.

Officials said at a recent news conference that 3D imaging shows a jumble of “pancaked” wreckage on the floor of the Patapsco, which will complicate clean up efforts. They said it is difficult to know where to cut the pieces, and some of the steel and concrete is embedded in the muddy bottom.

Divers are surveying the wreckage underwater and slicing it up with guidance from teams on the surface because of low visibility of one to two feet.

Officials said some of the debris will likely be dredged up with bucket scoops .

Reopening a major American port

Officials have declined to offer a timeline for how long the cleanup will take, but some marine salvage experts said it could last months. Time is of the essence because every day the port remains largely closed, thousands of workers remain idle and millions of dollars worth of cargo cannot be offloaded at one of the nation’s busiest ports.

The timeline for rebuilding the Key Bridge is even more uncertain. The original span, which opened in 1977, took five years to build and cost $220 million. Experts have estimated a new bridge could cost billions and take years to construct.

President Biden has pledged the federal government will foot the bill. He visited Baltimore on Friday.

About this story

Due to the uncertainty of the configuration of the debris in the river, renderings may not be to scale.

Edited by Manuel Canales, Tara McCarty and Matt Zapotosky. Copy edited by Dorine Bethea.