The stunning collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is expected to have rippling effects, with vessel traffic into and out of one of the busiest ports on Americas East Coast indefinitely halted, tens of thousands of people without work and traffic snarled on surrounding roadways.

State and federal officials have stressed that fully reopening the nearby Port of Baltimore and rebuilding the bridge are the top priorities, second only to efforts to recover the bodies of workers thought to have been swept into the Patapsco River.

But authorities have also acknowledged that rebuilding the bridge wont come quickly, cheaply or easily. And theyve declined to say how long it may be before the port fully resumes operations.

Here are some of the immediate impacts expected from the collapse: