| TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE |
| On November 7, 1940, at approximately 11:00 AM, the first Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge collapsed due to wind-induced vibrations. Situated on the Tacoma Narrows in Puget Sound, near the city of Tacoma, Washington, the bridge had only been open for traffic a few months. |
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Only a few images here, so far. More coming Real Soon Now.
See the fourth year project report by Doug Smith.
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Here is a small, short (250 frames - 10 seconds?) but biggish (700K) excerpt of
a MPEG video clip of the action,
showing the maximum torsional motion shortly before failure
The origin of this sequence is unknown, but
it has probably been lifted from the 20 minute silent film that
is available from:
The Camera Shop 1007 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, Washington, USA 98402 ph: (253) 627-4159 fax: (253) 627-4159 web: www.camerashoptacoma.com email: shop@camerashoptacoma.com |
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