The construction workers called it “Galloping Gertie.” Construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge started in 1938, and it opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. It was the world’s third-longest suspension ...
Thursday marks the 84th anniversary of when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge infamously collapsed due to strong winds in 1940.
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If you’ve taken a basic engineering or physics class, you’ve probably seen this iconic failure. On Nov. 7, 1940, 84 years ago today, Washington’s Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed into Puget Sound. When ...
U.S. officials believe Israel has narrowed down what they will target in their response to Iran’s attack, which these officials describe as Iranian military and energy infrastructure. There is ...
Gig Harbor resident Mark Pinto, 68, plays at Madrona Links once a week with about five or six others from the Gig Harbor New ...
One painting shows Galloping Gertie, the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which was brought down by a windstorm in 1940. Other ...
For Saturday's USC-Washington football game, the weather forecast calls for overcast skies, with rain showers early in the day and winds up to 10 miles per hour ...
The wall of cars starts over 8 miles back from the collision at 24th Street Northwest on westbound state Route 16.
Eastbound lanes will be routed through the toll booth plaza before continuing to drive across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
GIG HARBOR, Wash. — Starting at 10 p.m. Monday, all eastbound lanes of State Route 16 will be closed near the Tacoma Narrows ...