This video explains how design flaws and overlooked wind effects caused the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to twist apart and fall just months after opening. Viewers learn about aeroelastic flutter, resonance, ...

Ken Johnstone made a point of attending the annual Ironworkers bridge memorial on each anniversary of its deadly collapse. He was a humble man who would stand quietly at the back.

TACOMA - A group that opposes using tolls to pay for a second Tacoma Narrows Bridge has filed a lawsuit that could further delay the project and drive up costs. Citizens Against Tolls filed the ...

On November 7, 1940, the bridge spanning the Tacoma Narrows Strait of Puget Sound collapsed after moving dramatically up and down during high winds. The bridge garnered the name "Galloping Gertie," ...