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
In 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened as the world’s third-longest suspension bridge — and collapsed just four months later. Winds of only 70 km/h triggered violent oscillations, reaching 36 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
KIRO 7 News Seattle on MSN: $180M worth of work identified for aging 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 ...
Peninsula Daily News: BACK WHEN: Blueprint of a disaster: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge
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
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 ...
Multiple crashes blocked the eastbound lanes of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on Monday, creating traffic backups during the morning commute. According to Trooper Kameron Watts with the Washington State ...
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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The bridge is in the top 10% on WSDOT’s “Critical Bridge Needs” list. It had three emergency repairs last year.
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Fort Collins Coloradoan: Poudre Canyon property owners lose fight over demolition of flood-damaged bridge
Last month's Poudre Canyon flood that claimed lives and destroyed homes has led to a bridge dispute between property owners and Larimer County. The July 20 flood killed at least three people — a ...