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.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Tacoma Narrows Bridge canonical	13
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)	3
1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge	2
1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge	2
2007 Tacoma Narrows Bridge	1
Second Tacoma Narrows Bridge	1
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950 suspension bridge)	1
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (2007 suspension bridge)	1
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (replacement span work)	1
Tacoma Narrows Bridges	1
Third Tacoma Narrows Bridge	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	Tacoma, Washington ⓘ surface form: City of Tacoma Kitsap Peninsula ⓘ
constructionStart	1938 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crosses	Puget Sound ⓘ Tacoma Narrows strait ⓘ Tacoma Narrows strait ⓘ Tacoma Narrows strait ⓘ Tacoma Narrows strait ⓘ
designedBy	Leon Moisseiff ⓘ
engineer	Leon Moisseiff ⓘ
hasComponent	Tacoma Narrows Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge Tacoma Narrows Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge Tacoma Narrows Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 2007 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
locatedIn	Tacoma Narrows ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington State Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington State Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington State Washington ⓘ surface form: 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	Washington State, United States ⓘ surface form: State of Washington Washington State, United States ⓘ surface form: State of Washington Washington State, United States ⓘ surface form: State of Washington
partOf	State Route 16 ⓘ State Route 16 ⓘ State Route 16 ⓘ
recordedBy	motion picture film of collapse ⓘ
replaced	Tacoma Narrows Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
tollBridge	true ⓘ true ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puget Sound region → hasBridge → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

Tacoma, Washington → hasAttraction → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

American Bridge Company → hasNotableProject → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tacoma Narrows Bridge (replacement span work)

Tacoma Narrows Bridge → hasComponent → Tacoma Narrows Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Tacoma Narrows Bridge → hasComponent → Tacoma Narrows Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Tacoma Narrows Bridge → hasComponent → Tacoma Narrows Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2007 Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Tacoma Narrows Bridge → replaced → Tacoma Narrows Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: 1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge

this entity surface form: 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Leon Moisseiff → contributedTo → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)

Leon Moisseiff → appliedTheoryIn → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)

Tacoma Narrows Airport → near → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

Kitsap Peninsula → hasBridge → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

Tacoma Narrows → hasBridge → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Tacoma Narrows → hasBridge → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Tacoma Narrows → crossedBy → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950 suspension bridge)

Tacoma Narrows → crossedBy → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tacoma Narrows Bridge (2007 suspension bridge)

State Route 16 → usesStructure → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

State Route 16 → tollSectionIncludes → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

Washington State Route 16 → usesStructure → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

Washington State Route 16 → hasTollSegment → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

Washington State Route 16 → hasBridge → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

Galloping Gertie → hasNicknameFor → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)

Galloping Gertie → officialName → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

Galloping Gertie → replacedBy → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Tacoma Narrows strait → crossedBy → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

subject surface form: Tacoma Narrows

Tacoma Narrows strait → crossedBy → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ

subject surface form: Tacoma Narrows

this entity surface form: Tacoma Narrows Bridges

Gig Harbor → connectedBy → Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ