Tacoma Narrows Bridge 1940 Collapse Changed Engineering Safety Forever

Yahoo: History of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge: 85 years since Galloping Gertie’s collapse

History of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge: 85 years since Galloping Gertie’s collapse

On Nov. 7, 1940 — 85 years ago Friday — the Tacoma Narrows Bridge twisted and danced in a 40 mph windstorm and then collapsed. The failure of a bridge only four months old was a spectacular lesson for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Nov. 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed into the strait of Puget Sound. The jaw-dropping moment was captured in ...

MSN: Science history: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses, forcing a complete rethink in structural engineering — Nov. 7, 1940

Science history: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses, forcing a complete rethink in structural engineering — Nov. 7, 1940

On , the bridge spanning the Tacoma Narrows Strait of Puget Sound collapsed after moving dramatically up and down during high winds. The bridge garnered the name "Galloping Gertie," ...

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On Nov. 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, or ‘Galloping Gertie,’ dramatically collapsed into the Puget Sound. Friday marks 85 years since the disaster reshaped how engineers approach long-span ...

Hoodline: Tacoma Traffic Gut Punch As Aging Narrows Bridge Faces $180 Million Fix List

The 76-year-old westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the older of the twin spans that carry State Route 16 between Tacoma and Gig Harbor, is staring down nearly $180 million in repair work if it is going ...

Tacoma Traffic Gut Punch As Aging Narrows Bridge Faces $180 Million Fix List

KIRO 7 News Seattle on MSN: $180M worth of work identified for aging Tacoma Narrows Bridge

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eighty-five years ago, Galloping Gertie collapsed and fell into the Tacoma Narrows. on Nov. 7, 1940, about 11 a.m., the previous ...

Peninsula Daily News: BACK WHEN: Blueprint of a disaster: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge

The winds were blowing at 40 mph (64 km/h) across the Tacoma Narrows strait when "Galloping Gertie" began to bounce. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which connected Tacoma, Washington, with the Kitsap ...

When the two-lane Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on , it was hailed as a “triumph of structural engineering.” Locals quickly gave it another name—Galloping Gertie—after noticing how the ...

News Tribune: Narrows Bridge drivers: Expect delays this weekend for pothole repair

WSDOT will close two left westbound lanes Dec. 13 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Drivers from Tacoma to Gig Harbor should expect delays approaching the bridge. Crews identified and temporarily filled the ...

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National Geographic news: How a doomed bridge became the Pacific Northwest’s most unlikely reef

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