It might seem odd to write a story about the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge in May. However, it’s actually a perfect time to explore a mystery surrounding the nickname of that infamous long-ago span ...
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 ...
The seventh annual Galloping Gertie Half Marathon returns this year with a new twist to the event: encouraging some friendly competition between Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools. Mark Caviness, ...
1923: A campaign to bridge the Tacoma Narrows is launched by the civic group Federated Improvement Clubs of Tacoma. 1928: After endorsing a Narrows bridge and estimating the cost at $3 million to $10 ...
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, ...
Anyone who has an interest in disaster – and, really, who among us does not? – is familiar with the bridge that became known as “Galloping Gertie.” It was on Nov. 7, 1940, that the Tacoma Narrows ...
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 ...
The twin engineering marvels that are the Tacoma Narrows bridges -- one built in 1950, the other due to open this summer -- are likely to inspire many questions and thoughts among those who drive ...
On this date in 1940, one of the most spectacular bridge collapses in U.S. history occurred in Western Washington. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, nicknamed "Galloping Gertie," fell into the sound during a ...
Andrew Homan of University Place is one of six News Tribune reader columnists for 2019. Drew Perine News Tribune photo I live 10,280 feet south of a world-famous disaster. People all over the world ...
1940: The newly completed Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses during a windstorm. The collapse is filmed, helping it to become one of the more conspicuous engineering failures in American history. The ...
On this date in 1940, one of the most spectacular bridge collapses in U.S. history occurred in Western Washington. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, nicknamed "Galloping Gertie," fell into the sound during a ...
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