BALTIMORE, MD—Salvage crews on Saturday, June 1, completed the lift of a 470-short-ton (940,000 pounds) steel section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge truss from the federal navigation channel.

Buried deep in the river mudline, the section was part of the massive steel truss that pinned the M/V DALI for seven weeks.

The current specs of the Unified Command’s “limited access channel” (50-foot depth x 400-foot width) allow all shipping traffic to enter and exit the Port of Baltimore.

Officials say these final lifts are an important next step in re-opening the full 700-foot width of the navigation channel.

Photos via the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District