Primary Sources: Major Events: Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Website provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation.

"Known mainly for its infamous collapse in 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge continues to hold a place in engineering and Pacific Northwest history. This collection contains images and text drawn from the University of Washington Special Collections Division and the Museum of History and Industry. They document the creation of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, its collapse and subsequent studies involving its aerodynamics, and finally the construction of a second bridge spanning the Narrows."

An article on the bridge collapse 75 years later. The article contains an image gallery as well a video of the collapse (images and video are the primary source materials, not the article.)

"Excepts from footage depicting the construction and use of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Includes scenes of workers, cables and cars driving on the bridge."

Includes footage of the bridge being built as well as the collapse.

"This historic newsreel shows some interesting events in the 1940s including the attack on the French fleet by the British at Oran and the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge."

"This newsreel contains an assortment of news stories relating to the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the Army training for citizen soldiers in Kitchener, Ontario, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's return to Capitol Hill, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Naples, Italy, and highlights from various college..."