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 ...
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 ...
I DECIDED TO go a little bit outside the North Olympic Peninsula for this month’s column. In the early years of the 20th century, there were great advancements in structural engineering. Advances in ...
On November 7, 1940, the bridge spanning the Tacoma Narrows Strait of Puget Sound collapsed after moving dramatically up and down during high winds. The bridge garnered the name "Galloping Gertie," ...
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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This is Why a $8 Million Bridge Failed in 4 Months
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 ...
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