Channel: Joe Scott

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Description: Use code JOESCOTT16 for up to 16 FREE MEALS + 3 Surprise Gifts across 6 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping at bit.ly/3JbfpbA! The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was a modern marvel when it was first built, but soon became one of the most infamous disasters ever filmed. Before the bridge was even finished, construction workers noted how it tended to sway violently in even moderate winds, and despite efforts to make it stop, on November 7, 1940 it plummeted into Puget Sound, taking one victim with it - a dog named Tubby. Footage of the swaying bridge, which came to be known as "Galloping Gertie" has become some of the most bizarre footage ever recorded, showing a bridge made of steel and concrete twisting and flexing like it's made of rubber. But a lot was learned from Galloping Gertie that went on to make future bridges much safer. So in today's video, we look at this event, what led to its demise, and what we learned from it. Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join T-Shirts & Merch: answerswithjoe.com/store Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks: ts.la/joe74700 Follow me at all my places! Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe TikTok: tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe LINKS LINKS LINKS: npr.org/2021/11/15/1055841358/biden-signs-1t-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-into-law investopedia.com/here-s-what-s-in-the-usd1-trillion-infrastructure-bill-passed-by-the-senate-5196817 highways.dot.gov/newsroom/dot-announces-historic-bridge-investment-under-bipartisan-infrastructure-law gonorthwest.com/Washington/puget/Puget_Sound.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge#/map/0 kiro7.com/news/tacoma-narrows-bridge-collapses-on-november-7-1940/1006176170 wsdot.wa.gov/TNBhistory/tale-of-three-bridges-1940.htm simscale.com/blog/2018/07/tacoma-narrows-bridge-collapse constructionexec.com/article/how-famous-buildings-around-the-world-consider-wind-loads dci-engineers.com/news/building-shapes-mitigate-wind-loads TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - The Geography of Puget Sound 3:22 - The Planning And Funding 4:42 - Construction Of The Bridge 5:45 - The Problems Begin To Show 7:46 - The Collapse 9:02 - What We Learned 10:33 - How Winds Affect Other Structures 12:18 - Sponsor Read & Close