| LC control no. | sh 90006216 |
|---|---|
| Geographic heading | Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma, Wash. : 1940) |
| Variant(s) | 1940 Narrows Bridge (Tacoma, Wash.) 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma, Wash.) First Narrows Bridge (Tacoma, Wash.) First Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma, Wash.) Galloping Gertie (Tacoma, Wash.) Narrows Bridge (Tacoma, Wash. : 1940) |
| See also | Bridges--Washington (State) |
| Special note | This heading is not valid for use as a geographic subdivision. |
| Found in | Work cat.: Gotchy, J. Bridging the Narrows, c1990 (Tacoma Narrows Bridge) AAA Road Atlas: p. 112 (Narrows Bridge) Acad. Am. encyc.: v. 19, p. 6, under Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Bridge) v. 3, p. 484 (Tacoma Narrows Bridge) LC database, Dec. 18, 1990 (Tacoma Narrows Bridge) Lippincott: under Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Bridge) Hobbs, R.S. Catastrophe to triumph, c2006: p. ix (on Nov. 7, 1940, the central span of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge crashed into Puget Sound; "Galloping Gertie"; the 1940, 1950, and 2007 Tacoma Narrows bridges) p. 9 (the First Narrows Bridge) p. 23 (1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge; 1940 Narrows Bridge; Narrows Bridge) Wikipedia, Sept. 23, 2007 (Tacoma Narrows Bridge; the first bridge, nicknamed Galloping Gertie, was opened to traffic on July 1, 1940, and became famous four months later for a dramatic wind-induced structural collapse; first replacement bridge opened in 1950, and a parallel bridge opened in 2007; First Tacoma Narrows Bridge) Structurae database, via WWW, Sept. 23, 2007 (Tacoma Narrows Bridge; Galloping Gertie; Completed in: 1940. Status: collapsed. Location: Near Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA. Replaced by: Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950). Chronology: 7 Nov. 1940: a moderate 68 km/h wind causes oscillations and the destruction of the bridge) GeoNames [algorithmically matched] bridge; 47°16ʹ06ʺN 122°33ʹ02ʺW |
| Not found in | ASTI; Engr. index; Hennepin; IAC; Random House; Web. 3 |
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