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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.
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.
The storm left extensive devastation across Washington, especially tree damage, which knocked down numerous power lines. Fallen trees also led to several road closures, including a section of I-5 near Chehalis. For the first time in its history, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was closed. [3]
Here’s some good news from WSDOT about lane closures on westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Alexis Krell. May 16, 2024 at 2:10 PM. Brian Hayes/bhayes@thenewstribune.com. The bridge lanes are open.
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 ...
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 Armistice Day Blizzard (or the Armistice Day Storm) took place in the Midwest region of the United States on November 11 (Armistice Day) and November 12, 1940.The intense early-season "panhandle hook" winter storm cut a 1,000-mile-wide (1600 km) swath through the middle of the country from Kansas to Michigan.
A multiple vehicle crash on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge has caused state Route 16 westbound traffic to slow significantly. The wreck occurred just before 4 p.m. Monday, according to Tacoma Fire ...