The city of Tacoma is targeting reopening the Fishing Wars Memorial Bridge in 2026, three years after federal officials ordered its immediate closure. The Federal Highway Administration in October ...
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How the Tacoma Bridge Collapsed in Minutes

November 7, 1940 - a date burned into engineering history. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge twisted, buckled, and collapsed in a storm, destroyed by the very forces it was meant to withstand. This is the ...
Travelers heading west toward Gig Harbor today and tomorrow should plan for congestion as they approach the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
TACOMA, Wash. — Thursday marks the 84th anniversary of when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge infamously collapsed due to strong winds in 1940. The bridge, also commonly referred to as Galloping Gertie, had ...
Washington State Patrol spokesperson John Dattilo confirmed in an email that the traffic backup was residual from the pedestrian incident earlier in the day. “We responded to a person in crisis, who ...
After nearly five years, $700 million and more than 3 million hours of labor, the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge is finished. Early today, thousands of runners will file onto the bridge, which runs ...
All eastbound lanes of State Route 16 (SR 16) have reopened at the Tacoma Narrows Bridge after a car crash occurred in a construction zone, shutting down the lanes for more than seven hours. “Around ...
During his statement, in which he vehemently opposed Obamacare, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) compared the health care law to the old Tacoma Narrows Bridge. RELATED: The guide to surviving under the ...