Galloping Gertie in Living Color
Posted by Dale on May 5th, 2008
Your knowledge of Tacoma’s historic lore would not be complete without the story of “Gallopin’ Gertie,” the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge that collapsed in 1940. I just ran across some footage (on YouTube, of course) that depicts the collapse in color, up-close and personal. This footage is not for the faint of heart, but it does portray a heroic attempted rescue of a dog stranded in an abandoned car on the buckling monstrosity. All I can say is, wow.
–Dale