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The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, with a main span of 2,800 feet (850 m), was the third-longest suspension bridge in the world at that time, following the George Washington Bridge between New Jersey and New York City, and the Golden Gate Bridge, connecting San Francisco with Marin County to its north.
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The single greatest cause of failure in Washington has been flooding, frequently associated with severe storms, which then results in destructive bridge scour. [1] [2] [3] According to University of Washington meteorologist Cliff Mass, Western Washington is "particularly vulnerable to such bridge losses, with long floating bridges and the powerful winds associated with our terrain and incoming ...
Alan Thomas thought about Hawaii as he sat in traffic during the recent emergency repairs on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Crews on Kauai switch the direction of one of the lanes during rush hour on ...
Here’s some good news from WSDOT about lane closures on westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Alexis Krell. May 16, 2024 at 11:10 AM. Brian Hayes/bhayes@thenewstribune.com. The bridge lanes are open.
A pedestrian was reported in the roadway on the bridge’s east end beginning at 3:54 p.m. today, causing the right lane to be blocked, according to a post on the WSDOT Tacoma X account.
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of twin suspension bridges that span the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound in Pierce County, Washington. The bridges connect the city of Tacoma with the Kitsap Peninsula and carry State Route 16 (known as Primary State Highway 14 until 1964) over the strait.
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