Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1940)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:carries gptkb:State_Route_16
gptkbp:category bridges in Washington (state)
collapsed bridges
suspension bridges in the United States
gptkbp:collapsed November 7, 1940
aeroelastic flutter
gptkbp:constructionStartYear September 27, 1938
gptkbp:cost $6.4 million (1940 USD)
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Tacoma_Narrows
gptkbp:demolished 1940
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Leon_Moisseiff
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Othmar_Ammann
Clark Eldridge
F. B. Steinman
Frederic Lienhard
gptkbp:featuredIn physics education
engineering textbooks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
gptkbp:length 1,810 meters
gptkbp:location Tacoma Narrows, Washington, United States
gptkbp:mainSpan 853 meters
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:nickname Galloping Gertie
gptkbp:notableEvent collapse filmed and widely studied
gptkbp:numberOfSpans gptkb:Puget_Sound
gptkbp:opened July 1, 1940
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Washington_State_Department_of_Transportation
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1950)
gptkbp:significance case study in bridge engineering and aerodynamics
gptkbp:width 11.9 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_L._Dunkelberger
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6