Eighty-three years ago, on Nov. 7, 1940, Galloping Gertie collapsed and fell into the Tacoma Narrows. At about 11 a.m., the 1940s version of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge came tumbling down after heavy ...

1940: The newly completed Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses during a windstorm. The collapse is filmed, helping it to become one of the more conspicuous engineering failures in American history. The ...

1923: A campaign to bridge the Tacoma Narrows is launched by the civic group Federated Improvement Clubs of Tacoma. 1928: After endorsing a Narrows bridge and estimating the cost at $3 million to $10 ...

It might seem odd to write a story about the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge in May. However, it’s actually a perfect time to explore a mystery surrounding the nickname of that infamous long-ago span ...

The twin engineering marvels that are the Tacoma Narrows bridges -- one built in 1950, the other due to open this summer -- are likely to inspire many questions and thoughts among those who drive ...

The seventh annual Galloping Gertie Half Marathon returns this year with a new twist to the event: encouraging some friendly competition between Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools. Mark Caviness, ...

Anyone who has an interest in disaster – and, really, who among us does not? – is familiar with the bridge that became known as “Galloping Gertie.” It was on Nov. 7, 1940, that the Tacoma Narrows ...

Engineers still study the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which fell into Puget Sound 83 years ago this month. The project to build the original span during the 1930s was $6.4 million. “It was ...

The Rotary Club of Gig Harbor North will host a special awards ceremony to recognize the sponsors and award recipients from last summer’s Galloping Gertie Half Marathon. The ceremony is set for 5 to 6 ...

TACOMA – A crumbling chunk of concrete here, a rusted piece of rebar there – what’s to know, who’s to care? Plenty, it seems, when the detritus is from Galloping Gertie, the ill-designed Tacoma ...

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is one of the epic civil engineering failures of all time. Immediately after the August 1940 grand opening of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, motorists and engineers alike ...