General Information
| Beginning of works: | 27. September 1938 |
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| Completion: | 1. July 1940 |
| Status: | collapsed (7. November 1940) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2011 |
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Location
| Location: |
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaced by: |
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950)
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| Coordinates: | 47° 16' 4.29" N 122° 33' 4.01" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 853.4 m | |
| total length | 1 810.2 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 2.4 m |
| deck width | 11.9 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 8 400 000 |
Materials
| superstructure |
steel
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| pylons |
steel
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Chronology
| 7. November 1940, 11:10 | A moderate 68 km/h wind causes oscillations and the destruction of the bridge. |
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Notes
This bridge has been replaced by another suspension bridge of the same dimensions on the same site. The only fatality of the collapse in a 42 mile/hour wind gust was a dog in car that could not be removed from the bridge.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Bernd nebel: Desaster: Der Einsturz der Tacoma Narrows Bridge
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HAER: Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Spanning Narrows at State Route 16, Tacoma, Pierce, WA
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Mark Ketchum: Bridge Collapse Page
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PBS: Building Big - Tacoma Narrows Bridge
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Planète TP: 1940, effondrement du pont de Tacoma
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Wikipedia: Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
Relevant Publications
- (2000): Aerodynamics of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge - 60 Years Later. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 10, n. 4 (November 2000), pp. 243-248.
- (1997): Bridges. A history of the world's most famous and important spans. Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), pp. 114-115.
- (2017): Bridges. A History of the World's Most Spectacular Spans. 2nd edition, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), ISBN 978-0316507943, pp. 84-85.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 106-107.
- (2002): Bridges - Ponts - Brücken. Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), pp. 30-33.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000074 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
30/11/2021
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