- Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) - Wikipedia
Construction began in September 1938 From the time the deck was built, it began to move vertically in windy conditions, so construction workers nicknamed the bridge "Galloping Gertie" The motion continued after the bridge opened to the public, despite several damping measures
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Gallopin Gertie - YouTube
"Galloping Gertie," collapsed in a windstorm on November 7,1940 The bridge became famous as "the most dramatic failure in bridge engineering history "
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge history - Bridge - Lessons from failure
The collapse of Galloping Gertie on November 7, 1940 revealed the limitations of the "deflection theory " Now, engineers no longer believed that suspension bridges needed to be stiffened only against the stress of moving vehicles and the "minor" effect of wind
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge | Collapse, Disaster, Length, History, Facts . . .
Tacoma Narrows Bridge, suspension bridge across the Narrows of Puget Sound, connecting the Olympic Peninsula with the mainland of Washington state, U S The original bridge, known colloquially as ‘Galloping Gertie,’ was a landmark failure in engineering history
- Lost footage of historical Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse revealed
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, nicknamed "Galloping Gertie," fell into Puget Sound during a windstorm in 1940 The bridge's collapse was a lesson in poor design and engineering
- Galloping Gertie: Looking back at the 1940 Tacoma Narrows . . . - KOMO
While Galloping Gertie would gallop no more, this event changed forever how engineers design suspension bridges Gertie's failure led to the safer suspension spans we use today
- BUILDING BIG: Databank: Tacoma Narrows Bridge - PBS
Tacoma Narrows Bridge 7,392' Fast Facts: The bridge earned the nickname "Galloping Gertie" for its unusual rolling, twisting behavior Many drivers complained of seasickness
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge - Wikipedia
Historically, the name "Tacoma Narrows Bridge" has applied to the original bridge, nicknamed "Galloping Gertie", which opened in July 1940 but collapsed possibly because of aeroelastic flutter four months later, as well as to the successor of that bridge, which opened in 1950 and still stands today as the westbound lanes of the present-day two
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