Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950)

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:architecture gptkb:HNTB_Corporation
gptkbp:awards multiple engineering awards
gptkbp:cable_stays no
gptkbp:card_number concrete
gptkbp:challenges wind-induced oscillations
gptkbp:community_impact improved access to Gig Harbor
gptkbp:community_support strong local support
gptkbp:construction_cost gptkb:$5_million
gptkbp:construction_method incremental launching
gptkbp:construction_started gptkb:1949
1950
one year
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Tacoma_Narrows_strait
gptkbp:design cantilevered suspension
75 years
Clifford E. Mc Gowan
gptkbp:design_features aesthetic considerations
gptkbp:design_load HS-20
gptkbp:emergency_services yes
four lanes
gptkbp:employees hundreds employed
gptkbp:enforces monitored regularly
gptkbp:environmental_impact mitigated
gptkbp:features two main towers
gptkbp:funding state and federal funds
gptkbp:future_plans expansion considerations
gptkbp:has_public_transport yes
gptkbp:has_toll yes
gptkbp:height 200 feet
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:second_Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950)
gptkbp:is_connected_to gptkb:State_Route_16
gptkbp:landmark yes
gptkbp:last_eruption earthquake resistant
gptkbp:length 36 inches
5,400 feet
gptkbp:lighting LED lights
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tacoma,_Washington
gptkbp:maintenance gptkb:Washington_State_Department_of_Transportation
$1 million annually
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:open_to_public July 15, 1950
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Governor_Arthur_B._Langlie
1950
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Washington_State_Department_of_Transportation
gptkbp:parking yes
gptkbp:passenger_traffic motor vehicles
real-time data
approximately 40,000 vehicles per day
intelligent transportation system
managed by signals
gptkbp:public_access yes
gptkbp:renovation gptkb:2010
gptkbp:replaces gptkb:original_Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge
gptkbp:safety_features emergency lanes
gptkbp:significance important transportation link
gptkbp:speed 60 mph
gptkbp:suspension main cable suspension
gptkbp:type gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:viewpoint popular tourist destination
gptkbp:wind_load calculated for high winds
gptkbp:wing_configuration gptkb:Tacoma_Narrows_strait
suspension
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5