Thursday marks the 84th anniversary of when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge infamously collapsed due to strong winds in 1940. The ...

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Locals quickly nicknamed it “Galloping Gertie” due to its motions. This photo shows the grand opening celebration of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, July 1, 1940. The banner on the bridge tower ...

TACOMA, Wash. (WHTM) — The construction workers called it “Galloping Gertie.” Construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge started in 1938, and it opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. It was the ...

The original Tacoma Narrows bridge, dubbed Galloping Gertie, was the world's third-longest suspension bridge when it was opened on July 1, 1940. It disintegrated in a windstorm about four months ...

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, nicknamed "Galloping Gertie," fell into Puget Sound during a windstorm in 1940. The bridge's collapse was a lesson in poor design and engineering. The cause of the ...

In November of 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in ... prior as the world's largest suspension bridge, but it soon gained the nickname Galloping Gertie due to its swaying in the Puget Sound winds.

IN THIS TRANQUIL tableau that his wife captured with a camera, a father and the couple’s daughters gaze upon the newly completed Tacoma ... wider Narrows Bridge “Sturdy Gertie,” and it ...

In November of 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in ... prior as the world's largest suspension bridge, but it soon gained the nickname Galloping Gertie due to its swaying in the Puget Sound winds.