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Why engineers thought this bridge was safe until the wind took control
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was considered modern, efficient, and perfectly safe. But almost from the day it opened, the structure began behaving in ways engineers couldn’t explain. As wind conditions ...
TACOMA, Wash. (WHTM) — The construction workers called it "Galloping Gertie." Construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge started in 1938, and it opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. It was the world's ...
The winds were blowing at 40 mph (64 km/h) across the Tacoma Narrows strait when "Galloping Gertie" began to bounce. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which connected Tacoma, Washington, with the Kitsap ...
Westbound repairs estimated at nearly $180 million across time frames. WSDOT estimates short-term joint and power fixes at about $12 million. Painting ($110M), long-term rehab ($58M) combine to about ...
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