A view of what was left of 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge after the Nov. 7, 1940 windstorm. While Galloping Gertie would gallop no more, this event changed forever how engineers design suspension bridges.

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed 83 years ago. It’s seen as an iconic day in history, ... She grew up in Tacoma and graduated from Washington State University in May 2022.

But the demise of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge less than ... the mouth of the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon is the longest truss bridge in the United States.

Currently, Narrows Bridge commuters with a Good To Go! pass pay $4.50 per eastbound trip across the span. For those who don’t have said pass, stopping to pay at the toll bridge costs $5.50 ...

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is scheduled for annual maintenance on Friday, according to a release from the Washington State Department of Transportation. Drivers should plan for two overnight left ...

Construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge started in 1938, and it opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. It was the world’s third-longest suspension bridge, with a central span of 2,800 feet and two ...

The Washington State Transportation Commission unanimously voted Tuesday morning on a decrease to the toll drivers pay on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. In June, the commission asked for public input ...

Baltimore has now joined Tacoma as a city inextricably linked with monumental bridge collapses.But the demise of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge less than a year after it opened in 1940 came ...

Baltimore has now joined Tacoma as a city inextricably linked with monumental bridge collapses.But the demise of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge less than a year after it opened in 1940 came ...

Maintenance crews will close all lanes of eastbound SR 16 from 8:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. nightly Thursday, June 12 through the morning of Saturday, June 14 ...

Drivers will pay 75 cents less to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge ... tolls rake in just one-fourth of the $4.6 billion total for a bigger Highway 520 bridge corridor across Lake Washington.