After Galloping Gertie collapsed in 1940, its twisted steel created a thriving underwater world. Now it’s at risk.

Eighty-three years ago, on Nov. 7, 1940, Galloping Gertie collapsed and fell into the Tacoma Narrows. At about 11 a.m., the 1940s version of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge came tumbling down after heavy ...

TACOMA, Wash. — There had been plenty of warning before November 7, 1940, so cameras were ready when Galloping Gertie, the four-month-old suspension bridge linking Tacoma to the Kitsap Peninsula, ...

Engineers still study the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which fell into Puget Sound 83 years ago this month. The project to build the original span during the 1930s was $6.4 million. “It was ...

On Nov. 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed into the strait of Puget Sound. The jaw-dropping moment was captured in stunning detail on black and white video. See it for yourself and learn why ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On November 7, 1940, the bridge spanning the Tacoma Narrows Strait of Puget Sound collapsed after moving dramatically up and down during high ...

Foreword / Douglas B. MacDonald -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Bridging the Narrows -- ch. 1. Crossing the Narrows : idea and dream, ca. 1888-1937 -- ch. 2. Creating the first Narrows Bridge, ...

TACOMA -- A five-year wait is over as the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened to traffic Monday morning. At 4:01 a.m., the first customer with the automated "Good To Go!" toll pass paid $1.75 to cross ...