the first tacoma narrows bridge was built in 1940.
the first tacoma narrows bridge was built in 1940.
when was the first tacoma narrows bridge built?
1940
bullet::::- history of the tacoma narrows bridge









































bullet::::- university of washington libraries digital collection – tacoma narrows bridge collection more than 152 images and text documenting the infamous collapse in 1940 of the tacoma narrows bridge. also covers galloping gertie's creation, subsequent studies involving its aerodynamics, and finally the construction of a second bridge spanning the narrows.









































bullet::::- the tacoma narrows bridge disaster, november 1940









































bullet::::- images of failure









































bullet::::- information and images of failure









































bullet::::- official site of the tacoma narrows bridge









































bullet::::- timeline of the bridges









































bullet::::- tacoma narrows bridge
tacoma narrows bridge (1940)
tacoma includes several landmarks and was home to prolific architects, including everett phipps babcock, frederick heath, ambrose j. russell, and silas e. nelsen.









































two suspension bridges span a narrow section of the salish sea called the tacoma narrows. the tacoma narrows bridges link tacoma to gig harbor and the kitsap peninsula. the failure of the first tacoma narrows bridge, which was the third-longest suspension bridge in the world, is a famous case study in architecture textbooks.









































section::::architecture.:historic landmarks.
tacoma, washington