Galloping Gertie
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Galloping Gertie was the nickname of the original 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge, famous for its dramatic oscillations and catastrophic collapse due to aeroelastic instability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galloping Gertie canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collapsed bridge
ⓘ
nickname ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ |
| carried |
State Route 16
ⓘ
surface form:
State Route 16 (predecessor)
|
| casualtiesAnimal | one dog ⓘ |
| casualtiesHuman | none ⓘ |
| category |
Bridge failures
ⓘ
Bridges in Washington State ⓘ Suspension bridges in the United States ⓘ |
| collapseCause |
aeroelastic flutter
ⓘ
aeroelastic instability ⓘ |
| collapsedOn | 1940-11-07 ⓘ |
| constructionCompletedIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| crosses |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
Tacoma Narrows ⓘ |
| designedBy | Leon Moisseiff ⓘ |
| designType | suspension bridge with plate girders ⓘ |
| documentedIn | famous collapse film footage ⓘ |
| engineeringLesson | importance of aerodynamic stability in long-span bridges ⓘ |
| failureMode | torsional flutter ⓘ |
| hadToll | yes ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | remains used as artificial reef ⓘ |
| hasNicknameFor |
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
|
| inspired |
research in aeroelasticity
ⓘ
revisions to bridge design codes ⓘ |
| lengthApprox | 1810 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tacoma Narrows
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedNear |
Gig Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Gig Harbor, Washington
Tacoma, Washington ⓘ |
| mainSpanLengthApprox | 853 meters ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catastrophic structural failure
ⓘ
dramatic torsional oscillations ⓘ influence on bridge engineering and aerodynamics ⓘ |
| officialName | Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ |
| openedOn | 1940-07-01 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Washington Toll Bridge Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Washington State, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Washington
|
| partOf |
Tacoma Narrows
ⓘ
surface form:
Tacoma Narrows Bridge system
|
| replacedBy |
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
|
| spanType | main suspension span ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| usedFor | road traffic ⓘ |
| wasOneOf | longest suspension bridges in the world at time of completion ⓘ |
| windSpeedAtCollapseApprox | 64 km/h ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge