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 ...
Severe cracks have been discovered beneath the driving surface of the westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge, prompting emergency repairs and the closure of two of its four lanes. The Washington State ...
Two lanes of the westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge are undergoing an emergency closure after state workers discovered a ruptured steel connection beneath the 76-year-old span’s road surface. There will ...