The Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge in Washington state was opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. At the time, it was the latest in a trend in suspension bridge design toward building ever longer, lighter, and more flexible bridges. At least two other...

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of mile-long (1600 meter) suspension bridges with main spans of 2800 feet (850 m), they carry Washington State Route 16 across the Tacoma Narrows of Puget Sound between Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula, USA....

Thousands turned out for opening day festivities Sunday at the new mile-long Tacoma Narrows bridge, the longest suspension bridge to open in the U.S. in more than 40 years.The party started with a 5K run and walk across the bridge, and then State Treasurer Mike...

Thousands turned out for opening day festivities Sunday at the new mile-long Tacoma Narrows bridge, the longest suspension bridge to open in the U.S. in more than 40 years.The party started with a 5K run and walk across the bridge that drew more than 10,000...

The worst windstorm in more than a decade tore through the Pacific Northwest, leaving more than a million people without power Friday and killing at least four.Winds gusted to a record 69 mph about 1 a.m. at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, breaking the old mark of...

Howling windstorms and heavy rains caused at least four deaths, closed bridges and highways and cut power to about 1.5 million homes and businesses in Washington and Oregon, authorities said Friday.One of the concourses at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport lost power, and an airport spokesman said...

The history and consequences of the Tacoma Bridge Collapse.