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D9946-9
Date(s)
- 1940-07-01 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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On opening day, July 1, 1940, 2,053 vehicles drove across the two-lane Narrows Bridge and many walked across the bridge in the first 10 1/2 hours. Governor Clarence D. Martin led the vehicular parade and paid the first toll--55 cents for car and driver plus 15 cents for each passenger. Pedestrians enjoyed a toll-free opening day, not paying the 15 cent toll levied for each direction walked. (T. Times, 7-2-40, p. 1). TPL-1574
Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Traffic congestion; Pedestrians; Walking;