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D9973-16
Date(s)
- 1940-07-01 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Narrows Bridge opening day. Large crowd on West side of bridge from toll bridge to crest of hill. Thousands anticipated the opening of the (first) Tacoma Narrows Bridge, later dubbed "Galloping Gertie," on July 1, 1940. Both ends of the bridge were packed with spectators, eager to have the chance to cross over the 5,979-foot structure.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Spectators--Tacoma;