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The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge, which is of similar design to the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge, was reinforced shortly after the collapse. Fourteen-foot-high (4.3 m) steel trusses were installed on both sides of the deck in 1943 to weigh down and stiffen the bridge in an effort to reduce oscillation.
On November 7, 1940, the low pressure system that later developed into the storm was affecting the Pacific Northwest and produced the 40 mph (64 km/h) winds that destroyed the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. On November 10 the fast-moving storm crossed the Rocky Mountains in just two hours on its way to the Midwest. [6] [7]
Moisseiff called the Tacoma Narrows Suspension Bridge, the first bridge that he designed as the leading engineer, the "most beautiful bridge in the world." However, he lost his strong reputation when this narrow span across the Puget Sound in Washington State collapsed in a windstorm four months after it opened in 1940.
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of twin suspension bridges that span the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound in Pierce County, Washington. The bridges connect the city of Tacoma with the Kitsap Peninsula and carry State Route 16 (known as Primary State Highway 14 until 1964) over the strait.
Here’s some good news from WSDOT about lane closures on westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Alexis Krell. May 16, 2024 at 2:10 PM. Brian Hayes/bhayes@thenewstribune.com. The bridge lanes are open.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge: Tacoma, Washington: United States 7 November 1940: Road bridge, cable suspension with plate girder deck Aerodynamically poor design resulted in aeroelastic flutter: 0 killed, 0 injured (1 dog killed) Bridge completely destroyed, no persons killed. One dog killed and three vehicles lost.
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The Aurora bridge is 2,945 feet long, compared to the 5,979-foot westbound and 5,400-foot eastbound spans of the Narrows bridges. The Aurora bridge was deemed the second-deadliest bridge in the ...