'Galloping Gertie': Looking back at the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse

Documentary gives rare look at Galloping Gertie 80 years after its collapse

This date in 1940: 'Galloping Gertie' collapses in windstorm

On November 7th, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge famously suffered a catastrophic structural failure, and plunged nearly 200 feet to the water below. It was caught from several angles on both still and moving cameras. #GallopingGertie #tacomanarrowsbridge #pugetsound #sandyhookhistory | Sandy Hook History