Thursday marks the 84th anniversary of when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge infamously collapsed due to strong winds in 1940.

The construction workers called it “Galloping Gertie.” 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 ...

The 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the first bridge at this location ... and dramatically collapsed into Puget Sound on November 7 of the same year. The bridge's collapse has been described as ...

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington collapses into the Puget Sound just ... and this oscillation and twisting led to its collapse on the morning of Nov. 7. The only fatality was a dog named Tubby, ...

Update: All lanes on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge have been re-opened, according to a post by Notify NYC on X at 4:23 p.m.

Traffic was stop-and-go for over 8 miles up to and across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Thursday evening after a collision near ...

Traffic backups began at 6:46 p.m. on the Narrows Bridge due to police activity on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Washington State Department of Transportation Courtesy Traffic is backed up on the Tacoma ...

Traffic backups began at 6:46 p.m. on the Narrows Bridge due to police activity on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Traffic is backed up on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on state Route 16 due to police activity ...