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Transportation officials are planning to reduce toll rates for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge by Oct. 1.
February: Legislature authorizes a Tacoma Narrows Bridge. May: Two months before completion, workers notice a bounce or “galloping” of the bridge in winds as light as 4 mph. Some chew on ...
November 7, 1940 - a date burned into engineering history. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge twisted, buckled, and collapsed in a storm, destroyed by the very forces it was meant to withstand. This is the ...
Engineers still study the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which fell into Puget Sound 83 years ago this month. The project to build the original span during the 1930s was $6.4 million ...
As many as 40,000 people are expected to celebrate the completion of the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge on Sunday — with virtually no place to park near the bridge. The state is asking visitors to ...
Signs offer hope and a number to call for people in crisis on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Is there another solution?
For years, tolls on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge have pushed skyward to pay for the bridge’s construction. Recently, officials have threatened to spike those fees even higher to keep up with ...
Thursday marks the 84th anniversary of when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge infamously collapsed due to strong winds in 1940.
Taxes, fees, and tolls usually never go down once applied, but drivers in Tacoma are about to see a drop in their toll rate on the Narrows Bridge.
State Legislature considers toll reduction for Tacoma Narrows Bridge More than 13,000 people responded to WDOT’s survey on the options above, with Option 1 raking in the most votes (36.5%).
Several proposals were made to build a dam across Burrard Inlet, which would have created a fresh water lake by Port Moody ...