Tacoma Narrows Bridge

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bridge complex suspension bridge

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of long-span suspension bridges in Washington State, famous for the dramatic 1940 collapse of the original span and its significance in engineering and aerodynamic design history.

Aliases (5)

1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge ×18
1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge ×9
2007 Tacoma Narrows Bridge ×9
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) ×2
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (replacement span work) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bridge complex → suspension bridge → suspension bridge → suspension bridge → suspension bridge →
alsoKnownAs	Galloping Gertie →
carries	eastbound traffic → westbound traffic →
collapseCause	aeroelastic flutter →
collapsedOn	November 7, 1940 →
connects	City of Tacoma → Kitsap Peninsula →
constructionStart	1938 →
country	United States →
crosses	Puget Sound → Tacoma Narrows strait → Tacoma Narrows strait → Tacoma Narrows strait → Tacoma Narrows strait →
designedBy	Leon Moisseiff →
engineer	Leon Moisseiff →
hasComponent	1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge → 1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge → 2007 Tacoma Narrows Bridge →
locatedIn	Tacoma Narrows → United States → Washington State → Washington State → Washington State → Washington State →
maintainedBy	Washington State Department of Transportation →
notableFor	1940 suspension bridge collapse → classic engineering failure case study → dramatic wind-induced collapse → impact on bridge design codes → impact on wind engineering → influence on bridge aerodynamics →
opened	July 1, 1940 → July 15, 2007 → October 14, 1950 →
ownedBy	State of Washington → State of Washington → State of Washington →
partOf	State Route 16 NERFINISHED → State Route 16 NERFINISHED → State Route 16 NERFINISHED →
recordedBy	motion picture film of collapse →
replaced	1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge →
tollBridge	true → true →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tacoma Narrows Bridge ("1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge") → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ("1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge") → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ("2007 Tacoma Narrows Bridge") →	hasComponent
Leon Moisseiff ("Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)") →	appliedTheoryIn
Leon Moisseiff ("Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)") →	contributedTo
Tacoma, Washington →	hasAttraction
Puget Sound region →	hasBridge
American Bridge Company ("Tacoma Narrows Bridge (replacement span work)") →	hasNotableProject
1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge ("1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge") →	replaced