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A new Tacoma Narrows Bridge, incorporating lessons learned from the collapse of Galloping Gertie, was completed and opened to traffic in 1950, adjacent to the original bridge's towers, which ...
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This is the famous footage of the failure of the Tacoma Narrows bridge in Washington State, which collapsed 75 years ago today, on November 7, 1940.
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- John Atkinson
Apr 4, 2018 · This film shows the collapse of the bridge over the Tacoma Narrows in the state of Washington which happened on 7 November 1940 in 64kmph winds. Construction started in 1939 and it opened...
Dec 31, 2014 · 138.7M. In November, 1940, the newly completed Tacoma Narrows Bridge, opened barely four months before, swayed and collapsed in a 42 mile-per-hour wind. There were no casualties except a dog trapped in a car stranded on the bridge.
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Witness the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse into Puget Sound between the Olympic Peninsula and the Washington mainland. Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Puget Sound, Washington state, U.S., on November 7, 1940.
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The 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the first bridge at this location, was a suspension bridge in the U.S. state of Washington that spanned the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound between Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula. It opened to traffic on July 1, 1940, and dramatically collapsed into Puget Sound on November 7 of the same year. [1] .
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Step back in time and experience the suspense, drama, and lessons learned from the catastrophic event that occurred in 1940. This documentary showcases rare footage,…
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- The Meraki Agency
