The Maryland Transportation Authority is now evaluating proposals to replace the bridge, which collapsed after it was struck by a cargo vessel in March, with an eye on a possible completion by 2028.
As reported by ENR at the time, while the Depression deepened in the early 1930s, none of the initiatives taken by President Herbert Hoover or Congress did much to help, and some, such as the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which led to higher prices, were counterproductive.