On Nov. 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, or ‘Galloping Gertie,’ dramatically collapsed into the Puget Sound. Friday marks ...
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Science history: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses, forcing a complete rethink in structural engineering — Nov. 7, 1940
One morning, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge began bouncing up and down and twisting to and fro before ultimately collapsing into ...
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses due to high winds on 1940. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was built in Washington during the 1930s and opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. It spanned the Puget Sound from ...
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is one step closer to using photo tolling. After meeting four times to discuss tolling methods and costs, the bridge's citizen advisory committee officially threw its weight ...
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How the Tacoma Bridge Collapsed in Minutes
November 7, 1940 - a date burned into engineering history. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge twisted, buckled, and collapsed in a storm, destroyed by the very forces it was meant to withstand. This is the ...
After nearly five years, $700 million and more than 3 million hours of labor, the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge is finished. Early today, thousands of runners will file onto the bridge, which runs ...
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