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Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_destruction.ogv (Ogg multiplexed audio/video file, Theora/Vorbis, length 2 min 30 s, 640 × 480 pixels, 1.07 Mbps overall, file size: 19.16 MB) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons .
So apologies for the rush of nominations these last couple of days, but I could hardly believe my eyes when I realized this video hadn't been an FPC yet. Articles this image appears in Tacoma Narrows Bridge Creator Barney Elliott (released public domain) NOTE: The Tacoma Narrows actually failed due to Aeroelastic Flutter, not by resonance.
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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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.
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge: Tacoma, Washington: United States 7 November 1940: Road bridge, cable suspension with plate girder deck Aerodynamically poor design resulted in aeroelastic flutter: 0 killed, 0 injured (1 dog killed) Bridge completely destroyed, no persons killed. One dog killed and three vehicles lost.
The_collapse_of_the_Tacoma_Bridge.ogv (Ogg multiplexed audio/video file, Theora/Vorbis, length 2 min 35 s, 320 × 240 pixels, 462 kbps overall, file size: 8.54 MB) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons .