BRIDGE CITY — Call it a hidden historical jewel. On top, it's a two-lane, nondescript highway bridge that helps carry a daily load of 25,000 to 30,000 vehicles along Texas 87 over Cow Bayou.

GIG HARBOR, Wash. — The only known footage of the collapse of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge from the west side of the channel is being shown to the public for the first time. The 7:30 minute video ...

The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1, 1940. and earned its nickname “Galloping Gertie” by construction workers after they noticed the effect the wind had on the bridge during its build.

The winds were blowing at 40 mph (64 km/h) across the Tacoma Narrows strait when "Galloping Gertie" began to bounce. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which connected Tacoma, Washington, with the Kitsap ...

Saturday, Nov. 7, marks the 80th anniversary of the dramatic collapse of Galloping Gertie, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge. KIRO Radio was on the scene shortly after the disaster, and produced a ...