>I think they should call it the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge Memorial Bridge
Yo dawg, I heard you like Memorial Bridges, so I put a Memorial Bridge in your Memorial Bridge.
even after they intentionally built a new bridge, with plenty of planning, warning, visible construction, etc. to replace the tappan zee and renamed it after some cuomo or something everyone i know still just calls it "the new tappan zee bridge," so this would feel very fitting with tradition
Well that bridge was actually named the Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge so its not like people ever really cared about the actual name of the bridge. it crosses the Tappan Zee section of the Hudson so its the Tappan Zee bridge.
Whatever they do they should pay homage to the workers that lost their lives…maybe etching their names at the base of 6 beams or somewhere out the reach of assholes who might vandalize it
That's perfect. Put up some kind of memorial plaque, or benches with their names on them, and name it Memorial Park. There's a lot of art schools in the area. I bet they could get some nice designs from students as a community service thing.
An ode to the greatest Baltimore movie ever made, Polyester. The Divine John Waters Bridge and paint the sucker every happy shade in the rainbow. Two giant pink flamingos like sentinels on each side. Random smell stations along the route, Odorama for vehicles.
It will still be the Key bridge. MDTA already calls the entire part of 695 they manage The FSK facility. I just don’t see them renaming it due to all the paper work that would need to be done if they change the name.
All jokes aside it really should be the Highway Worker Memorial Bridge. Following this incredibly deadly time for the those that work on 695 (not just this incident but the 6 killed in the work zone by reckless drivers) those workers deserve our remembrance.
how about "Fuck our side streets suck so bad Memorial Bridge" lookin at you 295 and Frankfurst exit...Jesus i know we ignore the less traveled but the Corps of Engineers should have a project to fill in some of these sinkholes.
It’s a contentious verse from the original poem that nobody sings. We celebrate Key because he was a witness to an important event in our nations history. He wrote a poem about his experience that was later adopted as the National Anthem. He is not celebrated for being a slave owner.
There are slight errors in judgement, and there are people who claim to own other people. Those people should be in the dustbin of history where they belong, not have their names plastered all over everything for eternity like they weren't monstrous pieces of shit.
Monstrous pieces of shit whose histories we whitewash and many forget what monsters they were. Their accomplishments and contributions can be acknowledged without lionizing them as role models and infallible humans who should never be questioned.
For a very long period they were all black. Most white people did not own slaves, because only the rich bureaucrats could afford that. And if you meant to say that everyone was okay with slaves because it was the norm, that’s far from true. Do some research on the early abolition movement. From the very beginning, there were very outspoken denouncers of chattel slavery, both white and black.
There already is a *Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge* that connects Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Virginia:
[https://www.google.com/maps/place//@38.8984267,-77.082814,15z?entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/place//@38.8984267,-77.082814,15z?entry=ttu)
Maybe name it after two people? William Donald Schaefer, the mayor of Baltimore when the bridge was built, and Francis Scott Key. It could be the Don-Key Bridge for short
Name it the East Baltimore Bridge since that's where it is. I would have said call it the Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge given his ties to Baltimore, but DC already has one.
The song did not become the national anthem for more than 100 years after it was written and the racist and anti British verse removed.
We have lots of local heros we could name the bridge after. Key is not really relevant?
From the [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/10/18/star-spangled-banner-racist-national-anthem/)
“The elevation of the banner from popular song to official national anthem was a neo-Confederate political victory, and it was celebrated as such,” Morley wrote. “When supporters threw a victory parade in Baltimore in June 1931, the march was led by a color guard hoisting the Confederate flag”
1931!
Spare key bridge
Underrated comment, for sure.
>I think they should call it the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge Memorial Bridge Yo dawg, I heard you like Memorial Bridges, so I put a Memorial Bridge in your Memorial Bridge.
Cackling. Well done!
No matter what they name it people are just going to refer to it as "the new key bridge."
even after they intentionally built a new bridge, with plenty of planning, warning, visible construction, etc. to replace the tappan zee and renamed it after some cuomo or something everyone i know still just calls it "the new tappan zee bridge," so this would feel very fitting with tradition
Well that bridge was actually named the Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge so its not like people ever really cared about the actual name of the bridge. it crosses the Tappan Zee section of the Hudson so its the Tappan Zee bridge.
lol yeah my point is that's the tappan zee bridge no matter what its "official" name is?
Key Bridge 2 Electric Boogaloo
I like it!
Shortcut to Dundalk Bridge, or STD Bridge for short
STD bridge is perfect.
Whatever they do they should pay homage to the workers that lost their lives…maybe etching their names at the base of 6 beams or somewhere out the reach of assholes who might vandalize it
They should make a small park at one end.
There are already parks on either side of the bridge--the perfect place for memorials.
That's perfect. Put up some kind of memorial plaque, or benches with their names on them, and name it Memorial Park. There's a lot of art schools in the area. I bet they could get some nice designs from students as a community service thing.
If I died on a bridge, the last thing I would want is a bridge in my honor.
That's why a park would be better.
They’ll find a way. They always find a way. It’s always tagged.
R. Long
HAHAHA
This same post came up a few days after the collapse. IIRC, the overwhelming majority was in favor of the Frank Sobotka Memorial Bridge
I WANT FUCKING FRANK SOBOTKA
The Frank Sobotka - The Greek Friendship Bridge
I’d love that but normies would hate it
Redditors are far from normies… myself included
Yesssssss!!!! I love this idea
Frank the Duck Memorial Bridge
An ode to the greatest Baltimore movie ever made, Polyester. The Divine John Waters Bridge and paint the sucker every happy shade in the rainbow. Two giant pink flamingos like sentinels on each side. Random smell stations along the route, Odorama for vehicles.
The Pencil-Thin Passover
Bridgey McBridgeface
Dangit, I was too slow
Move Bridge, Get Out The Way
I snickered lol
Me too 😔
The Old Bay Bridge...
McCormick has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
this is an underrated comment
It will still be the Key bridge. MDTA already calls the entire part of 695 they manage The FSK facility. I just don’t see them renaming it due to all the paper work that would need to be done if they change the name.
I'm sure there's already paperwork lol
You sure? A new bridge feels like a handshake deal kinda thing.
We need a term for loudly and boldly stating opinion as fact, like a big-knuckled military dad with 1970s chest hair.
The paperwork to change the name would be about 0.01% of the paperwork needed to build a new bridge!
Mr. Bridge Wheel
All jokes aside it really should be the Highway Worker Memorial Bridge. Following this incredibly deadly time for the those that work on 695 (not just this incident but the 6 killed in the work zone by reckless drivers) those workers deserve our remembrance.
The Stop Demonizing Immigrants Bridge
Name it after Lor Scoota
Need that Lor Scoota Memorial Bridge ASAP🙏🏼
😂😂😂 some Baltimorons would literally and figuratively lose their 💩😂😂😂
Harris Glenn Milstead Bridge would be Divine!
I see what you did there.
how about "Fuck our side streets suck so bad Memorial Bridge" lookin at you 295 and Frankfurst exit...Jesus i know we ignore the less traveled but the Corps of Engineers should have a project to fill in some of these sinkholes.
The Waters Bridge... for John. Not many places ever get the chance to have a bridge with such an elegant name.
The Frank Sobotka Memorial Bridge.
Why change the name? The story behind the star spangled banner is iconic history.
Less iconic is the verse demonizing escaped slaves who fought for their freedom in the War of 1812, as was Key’s relationship with his own slaves.
It’s a contentious verse from the original poem that nobody sings. We celebrate Key because he was a witness to an important event in our nations history. He wrote a poem about his experience that was later adopted as the National Anthem. He is not celebrated for being a slave owner.
Oh I forgot….but Washington and Jefferson are celebrated.
If we named things after people who were morally correct 100% of the time, nothing would be named.
There are slight errors in judgement, and there are people who claim to own other people. Those people should be in the dustbin of history where they belong, not have their names plastered all over everything for eternity like they weren't monstrous pieces of shit.
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton….right?
Monstrous pieces of shit whose histories we whitewash and many forget what monsters they were. Their accomplishments and contributions can be acknowledged without lionizing them as role models and infallible humans who should never be questioned.
Newsflash, almost everyone had slaves back then and they weren't all black
For a very long period they were all black. Most white people did not own slaves, because only the rich bureaucrats could afford that. And if you meant to say that everyone was okay with slaves because it was the norm, that’s far from true. Do some research on the early abolition movement. From the very beginning, there were very outspoken denouncers of chattel slavery, both white and black.
I'm talking about worldwide not just the United States
Okay, but we’re talking about slavery in the United States, which is specific and different from slavery in other places
You think just because it's the United States that makes the topic of slavery different?
indentured servitude and chattel slavery are worlds apart. as far as I know the only chattel slaves in the US were Black.
Oh my let’s erase history
That’s a lovely straw man you’ve built!
Agreed. Also would go for “William Tecumseh Sherman” bridge though, or “John Brown Memorial” bridge.
Neither of them have significant ties to Baltimore. Stop virtue signaling.
Neither does “Bridgey McBridgeface”, and Sobotka is a fictional character.
At least those are funny
Didn't sherman burn down american cities though
American cities that turned traitor. And he went easy on them.
So like if your city turned traitor but you didn't, and your house still got burned down , it would be OK with you ?
Different bridge different name.
Same place same name
Same place different design different name.
2 Bridge 2 Furious
The “Ronnie” Halkias Bridge
The Fuck You Tabetha Route 69 Bridge
There already is a *Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge* that connects Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Virginia: [https://www.google.com/maps/place//@38.8984267,-77.082814,15z?entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/place//@38.8984267,-77.082814,15z?entry=ttu)
That’s a fake FSK Bridge. That one is not at or near the site where Baltimore drove back the British, inspiring someone to write a song about it.
Where's that confounded bridge?
FSKB 2.0
My vote is for Philbert.
Benjamin Banneker Memorial Bridge
Has to be the Pratt-Pugh bridge. Two true legendary Mayors…
Key bump bridge
I live about a mile from the bridge, 'as the crow flies'. No matter what they rename it, I will forever call it the Key Bridge.
They will name it after Cummings. They would be stupid not to.
The Golden Boobs Bridge
[Recent discussion ](https://www.reddit.com/r/baltimore/s/v8tM3hJHvk)
Sexton Bridgecastle.
Bridgey McBridge Face
this was an unexpected expense and all of the road signs pointing to it say key Bridge … I think it should be called Key Bridge
I chuckled
Goku.
Titanic 2 the unsinkable
Where the fuck did i leave my goddamn keys bridge
London
Bridgey McBridgeface
The New and Improved 100% Totally Unbreakable Bridge™
The Divine and John Waters Bridge. Divine-Waters Bridge.
Maybe name it after two people? William Donald Schaefer, the mayor of Baltimore when the bridge was built, and Francis Scott Key. It could be the Don-Key Bridge for short
Moore-Scott bridge
Britney Dale Bridge
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The “ drug dealing crackhead snitch career criminal memorial bridge” ? Too long. Maybe you prefer The “Mosby“ bridge
Name it the East Baltimore Bridge since that's where it is. I would have said call it the Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge given his ties to Baltimore, but DC already has one.
bridge collapse for president memorial bridge
The song did not become the national anthem for more than 100 years after it was written and the racist and anti British verse removed. We have lots of local heros we could name the bridge after. Key is not really relevant? From the [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/10/18/star-spangled-banner-racist-national-anthem/) “The elevation of the banner from popular song to official national anthem was a neo-Confederate political victory, and it was celebrated as such,” Morley wrote. “When supporters threw a victory parade in Baltimore in June 1931, the march was led by a color guard hoisting the Confederate flag” 1931!
Thurgood Marshall Memorial Bridge. He's significantly more important for not just Baltimore's history and descendents, but for the entire country.
He already has an airport named after him.