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.
Know before you go. Northbound I-5 exit #133 to Tacoma city center is closed until mid-November. Northbound I-5 drivers headed to I-705 and SR7 will be detoured using exit #132. Additional information is available at the TacomaTraffic.com web page. Follow @wsdot_tacoma on Twitter to get additional real-time traffic impacts.