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The tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore took several lives. It also might cause ripples across the economy for months to come. Alexander Briggs / Shutterstock.com
The shocking collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is presumed to have claimed six lives. That is by far the most tragic part of the accident, which occurred when a container ship apparently lost power and smashed into the bridge. But the loss of the bridge could continue to reverberate for months in ways that will ripple across the economy, affecting consumers across the nation.