It seems to me that with all the "movement" on the bridge, that it lasted longer than I thought it should have. I sure hope the construction company had insurance!
Now two bridges span the Tacoma Narrows waterway.
Galloping Gertie — Bridge Collapse
More than a snapshot.
I had seen short video snippets of the bridge collapsing, but this is a six-minute "full-length" video of the windblown takedown of a relatively new bridge — in 1940. Galloping Gertie Collapse.
It seems to me that with all the "movement" on the bridge, that it lasted longer than I thought it should have. I sure hope the construction company had insurance!
Now two bridges span the Tacoma Narrows waterway.
It seems to me that with all the "movement" on the bridge, that it lasted longer than I thought it should have. I sure hope the construction company had insurance!
Now two bridges span the Tacoma Narrows waterway.
