The shocking collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge is of engineering's most famous disasters, and it changed the way engineers designed suspension bridges.

A massive suspension bridge begins to sway and wobble in the wind, eventually collapsing.I have seen such shocking footage.It ...

Scandals, squabbles, and lawsuits gave way to the building of a sturdy, new Narrows Bridge—but it took almost a decade. Shortly after the fall of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, radio reporters arrived at ...

When watching footage of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, a question arises.“Then why don't today's massive suspension bridges become all wobbly in the wind in the same way?”Is it because the materials of ...

Elmer Maxwell Hayden's handprint remains on the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Mr. Hayden was senior partner in the law firm Hayden, Metzger, & Blair, which provided legal counsel necessary for the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Michael Sullivan talks about the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse. Michael Sullivan talks about the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse.

Note: This site was developed during the construction of the 2007 Narrows Bridge. It's been preserved for the historical value, but some of the information provided was outdated by the completion of ...