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Feb 28, 2019 · The 7:30 minute video of the bridge known as "Galloping Gertie" is believed to have been taken by Arthur Leach on Nov. 7, 1940.
Oct 28, 2020 · October 27, 2020 at 6:42 pm PDT. NOW PLAYING ABOVE. VIDEO: Upcoming documentary shines light on Galloping Gertie. TACOMA, Wash. — Twisting and turning, cameras rolled as Galloping...
Sep 20, 2023 · — There had been plenty of warning before November 7, 1940, so cameras were ready when Galloping Gertie, the four-month-old suspension bridge linking Tacoma to the Kitsap Peninsula, plunged...
From the time the deck was built, it began to move vertically in windy conditions, so construction workers nicknamed the bridge Galloping Gertie. The motion continued after the bridge opened to the public, despite several damping measures.