The concrete that made up the bridge deck of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge has been removed and is now stockpiled at the site waiting to be recycled.

The slabs of concrete in total weigh about 10,000 tons, which is the weight of about 2,000 adult elephants, according to a social media post from Key Bridge Rebuild.

"Seeing them up close really shows the scale of the work happening as part of the rebuild," the post continued.

Some of the concrete will be used a part of the on-going rebuild project for the new Key Bridge, which is expected to be completed in the fall of 2028 and is budgeted to cost approximately $2 billion.

In December 2024, Maryland lawmakers said that the federal government would cover the full cost of the rebuild .

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben

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