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Tacoma Narrows Bridge - 1940 - Opening Day University of Washington Libraries. Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collection, UW22310z Photographer Unknown |
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge - 1940 - Under Construction University of Washington Libraries. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, PI- 20789 Photo by: Seattle Post Intelligencer |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Wire suspension bridge over Tacoma Narrows on WA-16 in Tacoma
- Location
- Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
- Status
- Collapsed in 1940
- History
- Built 1940
- Builder
- - Leon Moisseiff
- Design
- Wire suspension
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 2,800.0 ft.
Total length: 5,939.0 ft.
Deck width: 39.0 ft.
- Also called
- Galloping Gertie
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +47.26167, -122.54000 (decimal degrees)
47°15'42" N, 122°32'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/534800/5234345 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Gig Harbor
- Inventory number
- BH 37083 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us
- Opening of Tacoma Narrows Bridge - An article about the bridge from the Washingtonton State History Encylopedia.
- Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge - An article about the collapse from the Washingtonton State History Encylopedia