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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse "Gallopin' Gertie"

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Watch the amazing "Gallopin' Gertie" November 7, 1940 video clip.1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge Slender, elegant and graceful, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge stretched like a steel ribbon across Puget Sound in 1940. The third longest suspension span in the world opened on July 1st. Only four months later, the great span's short life ended in disaster. "Galloping Gertie," collapsed in a windstorm on November 7,1940. The bridge became famous as "the most dramatic failure in bridge engineering history." Now, it's also "one of the world's largest man-made reefs." The sunken remains of Galloping Gertie were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 to protect her from salvagers. A dramatic tale of failure and successThe story of the failure of the 1940 Narrows Bridge and the success of the Current Narrows Bridge is a great American saga. When Galloping Gertie splashed into Puget Sound, it created ripple effects across the nation and around the world. The event changed forever how engineers design suspension bridges. Gertie's failure led to the safer suspension spans we use today.

Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am
Author: GonzoNugent

Length: 05:56
Rating: 4.80
Views: 788104

Tags: adventure  Bridge  Collapse  destination  Disaster  Engineering  Gallopin  Gertie  Gig  Harbor  landmark  log  nature  Puget  Sound  Tacoma  travel  Washington  

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12rasd (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
wat tha the car at 2:50 didn't even move
Yelsent (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
It was originally shot in colour, but the newsreel editions commonly in circulation today converted it to black and white.
theyAREnoONE (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
i swear that car at 2.50 was nailed to the bridge
BaptistsSolder (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
"lets see who can hand to the railing the longest
SkullPanda777 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
Aw thats so sad D: his dog died.
SkullPanda777 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
Its not an earthquake its wind.
trewlert44 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
When this was opened, the trend was toward thinner and thinner stiffening of suspension bridge decks. With the problems revealed in this bridge, designs got thicker & stiffer again at least until it was well understood how to prevent this problem by incorporating other aerodynamic tweaks.
TyGriffin123456789 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
wouldn there b tear on the asphalt
blackpantha91470 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
the cam don't move but the bridge yes???
kaceydenise (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
i like about 10 minuets from this bridge.its crazy to know the origonal fell.but the two new ones are really sturdy, so they say...concrete should NOT move like that

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