As components of an automobile chassis, struts can be passive braces to reinforce the chassis and/or body, or active components of the suspension.
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses due to high winds on this day in 1940. Fortunately, only a dog was killed. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was built in Washington during the 1930s and opened to traffic on July 1, 1940.It spanned the Puget Sound from Gig Harbor to Tacoma, which is 40 miles south of Seattle.The channel is about a mile wide where the bridge crossed the sound.he Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses due to high winds on this day in 1940. Fortunately, only a dog was killed. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was built in Washington during the 1930s and opened to traffic on July 1, 1940.
Fremont Bridge. The Fremont Bridge, which carries Interstate 405 and US 30 over the Willamette River, is a steel tied-arch bridge constructed in 1973. It is the longest bridge in the state of Oregon. The bridge has two decks, each of which carry four lanes of vehicular traffic. The design of the bridge, which was modeled after the Port Mann Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia, was a collaborative process between engineers and the Portland Arts Commission.