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TPL-4920
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- 1940-11-07 (Creation)
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November 7, 1940, Narrows Bridge collapse. University of Washington Engineering Department Professor Frederick Burt Farquharson, hired to consult on ways to prevent the bridge's vibrations, stands by the east approach on the day of the collapse. He was one of the last people to leave the bridge. Professor Farquharson remained to film the bridge as it twisted and broke apart. He attempted to rescue the cocker spaniel left in newspaperman Leonard Coatsworth's car on the bridge and was bitten in the attempt. There was much fingerpointing in the aftermath of the bridge's collapse as experts sought to explain the reasons for the disaster. It was hoped that Professor Farquharson's motion picture would provide aid in determining the cause of the collapse. (T.Times, 11-8-40, p. 20)
Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Farquharson, Frederick Burt;