Thursday marks the 84th anniversary of when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge infamously collapsed due to strong winds in 1940.
The construction workers called it “Galloping Gertie.” Construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge started in 1938, and it opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. It was the world’s third-longest suspension ...
But clearly, this collapse happened in a way that it wasn't supposed to with tragic consequences ... "That bridge was built in the late 1940s, early 1950s, so we're dealing with a bridge that's been ...
By the 1950s, Turner Station was home to many stores ... now represents Turner Station as part of his district in Congress. Since the bridge collapse, he’s been working with other members ...
Three people were killed and four were seriously injured when a bridge in Mississippi targeted for demolition collapsed Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The bridge, located about 40 miles ...
Three people were killed and several more seriously injured Wednesday when a bridge in Mississippi that was closed nearly a month ago collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition ...
The owner and operator of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore has agreed to pay $102 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of ...
The bridge over the Strong River in Simpson County was closed to traffic. A portion of a Mississippi bridge in the process of being demolished collapsed prematurely, killing three workers ...
A bridge over the Strong River in Simpson County that was being demolished collapsed in a “work site accident,” the authorities said. By Alexandra E. Petri Three people were killed and four ...
Ship Owner in Baltimore Bridge Collapse Seeks to Blame Others as Liability Case Takes Shape BALTIMORE (AP) — As a sprawling liability case takes shape following the deadly collapse of Baltimore ...
Attorneys involved in the sprawling civil case stemming from the Key Bridge collapse traded barbs Tuesday about the March 26 disaster at a hearing called to figure out how to resolve such a ...