TACOMA, Wash. — Seventy-five years ago, on Nov. 7, 1940, Galloping Gertie met her match.
The 1940s version of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge came tumbling down after heavy winds were too much for this four-month old suspension bridge.
The third longest suspension span in the world was completed on July 1 of that year.
The remains now serve as an artificial reef below in the Narrows.
It wasn’t until the early 1950s that a replacement bridge opened in the same location.
No human life was lost in the collapse, however a black male cocker spaniel named Tubby was lost in the disaster.
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