On Nov. 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, or ‘Galloping Gertie,’ dramatically collapsed into the Puget Sound. Friday marks 85 years since the disaster reshaped how engineers approach long-span ...

The westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge heading from Tacoma to Gig Harbor will be down to two lanes Friday and Saturday for another round of emergency repairs, a Washington State Department of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eighty-five years ago, Galloping Gertie collapsed and fell into the Tacoma Narrows. on Nov. 7, 1940, about 11 a.m., the previous ...

Foreword / Douglas B. MacDonald -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Bridging the Narrows -- ch. 1. Crossing the Narrows : idea and dream, ca. 1888-1937 -- ch. 2. Creating the first Narrows Bridge, ...

Note: This site was developed during the construction of the 2007 Narrows Bridge. It's been preserved for the historical value, but some of the information provided was outdated by the completion of ...

Four people died by suicide on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 2023. The Washington State Patrol responded to 52 people who they suspected might die of suicide on the bridge last year. That’s an average ...

TACOMA, Wash — The Washington State Transportation Commission is asking for the public's opinion this month on several proposed toll rate reductions for drivers using the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The ...

"Life is worth living. There is help. " Since signs with messages of hope and phone numbers to call for help were tacked onto the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 2021, Jud Morris of the Gig Harbor/Key ...

Update: Washington State Patrol spokesperson Trooper Kameron Watts wrote on X, “Traffic diversion control is about to be underway to clear up all of the congestion.” A view of the Tacoma Narrows ...

Drivers will pay 75 cents less to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge beginning Oct. 1, when a new subsidy from taxpayers statewide takes effect. The lower price, to benefit about 85,000 drivers per day ...

Bridges are graphic expressions of American culture. Their unique purpose and forms have moved painters and poets, as well as architects. One great poet, Walt Whitman, extolled American bridges when ...