Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Remembering Galloping Gertie 83 years after collapse of Tacoma Narrows Bridge Eighty-three years ago, on Nov. 7, 1940, Galloping ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eighty-five years ago, Galloping Gertie collapsed and fell into the Tacoma Narrows. on Nov. 7, 1940, about 11 a.m., the previous ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TACOMA, Wash. -- November 7 marks a dubious anniversary in the history of local civil engineering feats -- for on that date in 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge famously collapsed during strong winds, ...

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 ...

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 ...

On November 7, 1940, the bridge spanning the Tacoma Narrows Strait of Puget Sound collapsed after moving dramatically up and down during high winds. The bridge garnered the name "Galloping Gertie," ...