The Narrows Bridge Washington Design Contains A Secret Engineering Feat

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Yahoo: Tacoma Narrows Bridge is on WA’s ‘critical’ list. It will need $180M in repairs

Tacoma Narrows Bridge is on WA’s ‘critical’ list. It will need $180M in repairs

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The Olympian: 76-year-old bridge on WA’s ‘critical’ list will need $180 million in repairs

The bridge is in the top 10% on WSDOT’s “Critical Bridge Needs” list. It had three emergency repairs last year.

76-year-old bridge on WA’s ‘critical’ list will need $180 million in repairs

A major Pierce County bridge is nearing 80 years old, raising questions about its condition and what drivers can expect in the coming years.

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 ...

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