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Wednesday, August 1. 2007

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster, 1940

Amazing footage. (a big h/t to Driscoll). I forwarded the YouTube to Dr. Bob, who has been doing a series of photo essays on the construction of the new bridge). Watch the guy rescuing his dog from the bridge. 

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 06:48 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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I hate to be the bearer of bad news but this report says the little dog did not make it BD. He was the only fatality. It was really good of the guy to try to save him though.

From wiki...

Tubby the dog

Tubby, a cocker spaniel dog, was the only fatality of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster. Leonard Coatsworth, a Tacoma News Tribune photographer, was driving with the dog over the bridge when it started to vibrate violently. Coatsworth was forced to flee his car, leaving Tubby behind. Two people attempted to rescue Tubby, but the dog was too terrified to leave the car and bit one of the rescuers. Tubby died when the bridge fell, and neither his body nor the car were ever recovered.[9] Coatsworth had been driving Tubby back to his daughter, who owned the dog.

Coatsworth received US $364.40 in reimbursement for the contents of his car, including Tubby. In 1975, Coatsworth's wife claimed that Tubby only had 3 legs and was paralyzed.
#1 Patina on 2007-08-01 16:53 (Reply)
At least his name wasn't "Lucky".

A bridge just collapsed in Minneapolis--just a few minutes ago--watching it live on Fox. Video is astoundingly grim. 30 year old bridge. Lots of people hurt. Turn on tv.
#2 buddy larsen on 2007-08-01 19:42 (Reply)
Wow! Considering today's news about the bridge in Minneapolis this is kind of a spooky post.

Shame about the puppy, though.
#3 Jephnol (Link) on 2007-08-01 20:15 (Reply)
If you have access (free) to the Seattle Times (or maybe not necessary) you can click on this:
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=1107246&date=19901202&query=I-90+Bridge+collapse

In 1990, one of the floating bridges collapsed. This article discusses that event. There was also an "incident" with the new bridge which began to sink even before it was open to the public.
#4 apple pie on 2007-08-01 23:22 (Reply)
We lost the Queen Isabella Causeway down here a few years ago. Connects mainland to South Padre Island.
#5 buddy larsen on 2007-08-02 00:19 (Reply)

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