Second Tacoma Narrows Suspension Bridge
This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.
| Bridge: | Second Tacoma Narrows Suspension Bridge |
| Location: | Tacoma, Washington, USA - Puget Sound |
| Coordinates and Maps: | See related inventory record(s). |
| Image Set Contributor: | David Denenberg |
| Date of Images: | 2003 |
| Related Suspension Bridge Inventory: | 1950 Tacoma Narrows (Sturdy Gertie, Second Tacoma Narrows) - Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA |
| Related Image Lists: | All from David Denenberg All in Washington All in USA All Vehicular Suspension Bridges |
| Credit: | Photos by David and Allison Denenberg. Please do not reuse without permission. |
Completed in 1950, this bridge replaced "Galloping Gertie", the first Tacoma Narrows bridge, famously destroyed by wind a few months after it opened in 1940. This bridge is the fifth longest in North America. A new Tacoma Narrows bridge is under construction to ease traffic on the current bridge. Some of the construction site is visible in the foreground of the first picture.
