WSDOT will close two westbound lanes on Narrows Bridge for emergency repairs. Crews aim to fix an aging expansion joint near Tower 5 from Friday to Saturday. Limited funding delays long-term repair ...
Drivers heading across the westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge toward Gig Harbor are stuck in some slow-moving traffic Friday afternoon. Traffic also appears to be spilling into other local streets ...
On Nov. 7, 1940 — 85 years ago Friday — the Tacoma Narrows Bridge twisted and danced in a 40 mph windstorm and then collapsed. The failure of a bridge only four months old was a spectacular lesson for ...
On Nov. 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, or ‘Galloping Gertie,’ dramatically collapsed into the Puget Sound. Friday marks 85 years since the disaster reshaped how engineers approach long-span ...
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster serves as a powerful lesson in engineering and aerodynamics. The collapse on November 7, 1940, stands as one of the most dramatic and instructive engineering ...