Bridge Project

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by Katelyn Jones2 views·Updated Feb 25, 2022
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  1. Tacoma narrows bridge by winter med school and Caitlin jones.
  2. Tacoma's Narrows Bridge is located in northwest Washington.
  3. The first bridge was completed in 1940.
  4. It was a suspension bridge made out of concrete and steel.
  5. It was first designed by Clark Eldridge and Leon. Most.
  6. Their design only lasted four months, but it took a year and seven months to make.
  7. The second bridge took two years and five months to make
  8. the bridge crosses over the budget sound,
  9. which branches out from the pacific ocean.
  10. The first tacoma's narrows bridge crossed over 5930
  11. nine ft.
  12. The rebuilt bridge crosses over 7,392 ft.
  13. They took a ferry to get across before the bridge was made.
  14. It was made for military necessity due to the impending winds of World War II.
  15. The first bridge costed $6.4 million, which today would be 120 million.
  16. The rebuilt bridge costs $1.5 billion.
  17. It collapsed November 7, 1940 due to our elastic Flutter,
  18. which is when energy is extracted from the airstream
  19. by motion of the structure. Also known as self excited,
  20. interesting facts.
  21. Three men died total in the making of both bridges.
  22. They couldn't rebuild it right away due to World War Two.
  23. The nickname was galloping. Gertie for his usual swing
  24. and a dog named Toby died during the collapse