What is Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)?
{{Infobox bridge |bridge_name = Tacoma Narrows Bridge |other_name = Galloping Gertie |image = Opening day of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, Washington.jpg |image_size = 275px |caption = Opening day of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, Washington, July 1, 1940 |design = [[suspension bridge|Suspension]] |mainspan = {{convert|2800|ft|m|1}} |length = {{convert|5939|ft|m|1}} |below = {{convert|195|ft|m|1}} |width = |clearance = |open = July 1, 1940 |collapsed = November 7, 1940 |coordinates = {{coord|47|16|N|122|33|W|region:US|display=inline,title}} }} [[File:Tacoma Narrows Bridge Location.png|thumb|right|200px|Map showing location of the bridge]] The '''1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge''' was the first version of the [[Tacoma Narrows Bridge]]. It was a [[suspension bridge]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. The [[bridge]] was built over the [[Tacoma Narrows]] [[strait]] of [[Puget Sound]] between [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] and the [[Kitsap Peninsula]]. It opened on July 1, 1940. The bridge [[structural failure|collapsed]] into Puget Sound on November 7 of the same year. At that time, it was the third longest suspension bridge in the world in terms of [[main span (bridge)|main span]] [[length]]. The [[Golden Gate Bridge]] and the [[George Washington Bridge]] were the only bridges that were larger. [[Construction]] of the bridge started in September 1938. After the deck was built, the [[wind]] caused it to move [[vertical]]ly. Because of this, the people building it gave it the [[nickname]] '''Galloping Gertie'''. The movement was seen even when the bridge opened to the public. Many things were tried to stop the bridge from moving. None of these things worked. The bridge's main span collapsed under {{convert|40|mph|km/h|adj=on}} winds on the morning of November 7, 1940. Because of [[World War II]], the bridge could not be built again at that time. The [[tower]]s and [[cable]]s of the bridge were still in plac