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Bookmark or Share- Tacoma Narrows Bridge history - Bridge - Lessons from failureOver the course of the last 60 years since Galloping Gertie failed, bridge engineers have created suspension bridges that are aerodynamically streamlined, or stiffened against torsional motion, or both. Now, wind tunnel testing for aerodynamic effects on bridges is commonplace.
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) - WikipediaFrom the time the deck was built, it began to move vertically in windy conditions, so construction workers nicknamed the bridge Galloping Gertie. The motion continued after the bridge opened to the public, despite several damping measures.
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge | Collapse, Disaster, Length, History, & Facts ...Tacoma Narrows Bridge, suspension bridge across the Narrows of Puget Sound, connecting the Olympic Peninsula with the mainland of Washington state, U.S. The original bridge, known colloquially as ‘Galloping Gertie,’ was a landmark failure in engineering history.
- BUILDING BIG: Databank: Tacoma Narrows Bridge - PBSFast Facts: The bridge earned the nickname "Galloping Gertie" for its unusual rolling, twisting behavior. Many drivers complained of seasickness. Thrill-seekers often crossed the Tacoma Narrows...
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge history - Washington State Department of ..."Galloping Gertie," collapsed in a windstorm on November 7,1940. The bridge became famous as "the most dramatic failure in bridge engineering history." Now, it's also "one of the world's largest man-made reefs."
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