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D9946-10
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- 1940-07-01 (Creation)
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East end ribbon cutting of Tacoma Narrows Bridge, July 1, 1940. Among those present were State Highway Director Lacey V. Murrow (L, holding hat), Ralph Keenan of Pacific Bridge Co., Maj. A. P. Kitson, Col. Kenneth S. Perkins, Capt. R. S. McClenaghan, Consulting Engineer C. E. Andrews, Governor Clarence D. Martin, Ted Brown, Celebration Chair. Norton Clapp stands in the background. The 6.4 million dollar bridge took 1 1/2 years to complete and many years to get funded. It collapsed on November 7, 1940, four months after its dedication. (T.Times, 7-2-40, p. 1)
Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma; Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Murrow, Lacey V.; Keenan, Ralph; Kitson, A. P.; Perkins, Kenneth S.; McClenaghan, R. S.; Andrews, C. E.; Brown, Ted;