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D9946-6
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- 1940-07-01 (Creation)
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On opening day, July 1, 1940, 2,053 vehicles drove across the two-lane Narrows Bridge. The toll for the bridge was 55 cents for car and driver plus 15 cents for each passenger. Even the Governor was not exempt; Governor Clarence D. Martin, riding in a 1923 Lincoln Touring Car, receives his change from the bridge toll taker prior to crossing bridge at the head of the vehicle parade. Developer and industrialist Norton Clapp is in front of Governor Martin (behind wing window). Marjorie Cain, wife of Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain, is believed to be seated directly behind Governor Martin. (T. Times, 7-1-40, p. 1, 7-2-40, p. 1)
Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995; Tolls;