Woodrow Wilson Bridge to Open Tuesday Morning for Tall Ship

The Woodrow Wilson Bridge will open in the early hours Tuesday to allow a 100-foot tall ship to pass through. The bridge can accommodate ships up to 70 feet high.

The Pride of Baltimore II, a reproduction of a 19th-century tall ship, will pass through at 2 a.m. Tuesday as it makes its way down the Potomac River. The bridge is scheduled to be open from 2 to 2:30 a.m.

The historic-looking ship was in port over the weekend at Washington’s Navy Yard. The ship’s visit was part of a bicentennial celebration of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” penned by Francis Scott Key during the 1814 Battle of Baltimore.

See the ship’s upcoming schedule here.

PHOTO of the Pride of Baltimore II courtesy of Pride of Baltimore II; photo by Bill McAllen