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Item
Title
TPL-563
Date(s)
- 1940-11 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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The First Tacoma Narrows Bridge, affectionately known as "Galloping Gertie," collapsed on November 7, 1940, just over four months after it was dedicated. The road bed, which was not reinforced with stabilizing girders, twisted and bounced in the winds that swept through The Narrows. Ultimately, the attractive slender design of the bridge proved to be structurally unsound. TPL-4540
Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);