Bibliography

Exhibit: History of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
  • Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges. The Failure of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge; a reprint of original reports. A contribution to the work of the Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges by the United States Public Roads Administration and the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. College Station, School of Engineering, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, 1944.
  • "Boyle Calls Old Narrows Bridge Greatest Shimmy Shaker of Century." Seattle Times April, 28 1950: 31.
  • "Bridge Dedication Number Lake Washington Floating Bridge-July 2, Tacoma Narrows Suspension Bridge-July 1." Pacific Builder and Engineer July 6, 1940.
  • "Bridge fell From Under me, Professor Says." Columbus Evening Dispatch November 8, 1940: 1&6.

  • "Bridge Wind Experiments on Tacoma Span to Begin." Star April 30, 1945.
  • "Bridges, Airbase Dedication Ready." Seattle Post-Intelligencer July 1, 1940: 13.
  • "Device Found But Too Late." Seattle Post-Intelligencer November 10, 1940: 15.
  • "Engineers to Study 'Ripple' on Big Span." Seattle Post-Intelligencer July 10, 1940: 19.

  • "The Fall of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge." The Exploratorium Quarterly Summer 1991: 30-34.
  • Farquharson, F.B. A Dynamic Model for the Tacoma Narrows Suspension Bridge. Seattle: University of Washington, 1940.
  • "First Autos Cross Narrows." Seattle Times July 2, 1940: 24.
  • "Fraud Charged Over Narrows Span Insurance." Seattle Post-Intelligencer December 4, 1940:1.
  • "'Gale' Sways Bridge Model." Seattle Times October 4, 1942.
  • Gotchy, Joe. Bridging the Narrows. Gig Harbor, WA: Peninsula Historical Society, 1990.
  • "Hopes for Rebuilding Narrows Span Fade." Seattle Post-Intelligencer February 3, 1942: 1.
  • Koughan, James. "The Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Evaluation of Competing Theories of its Demise, and the Effects of the Disaster of Succeeding Bridge Designs." Undergraduate Engineering Review August 1, 1996. University of Texas. May 8, 2001,
  • "Man Trapped on Crumbling Bridge Tells Dramatic Story." Seattle Post-Intelligencer November 8, 1940: 1.
  • "Model of Huge Span Aids Engineers at University." Seattle Times April 21, 1940: 4.
  • "Model Span Helps Solve the 'Riddle of the Ripple.'" Seattle Post-Intelligencer September 9, 1940: 11.
  • "Model to Show why Narrows Bridge Fell." Seattle Post-Intelligencer September 17, 1942.
  • "Narrows Bridge Plan Kept Alive." Seattle Times February 3, 1942: 5.
  • "Narrows Bridge to Aid Drive." Seattle Post-Intelligencer October 10, 1942.
  • "Narrows Span Lies at Bottom of Sound." Seattle Post-Intelligencer November 8, 1940: 1.
  • "Narrows Span Opened as Cannons Boom." Seattle Times October 14, 1950: 1.
  • "Narrows Span Total Loss, Board Claims." Seattle Post-Intelligencer March 11, 1941: 7.
  • "National Affairs: Washington Narrows Nightmare." Time November 18, 1940.
  • "Plan to Save Span too Late; Professor 'Rides' Break-up." Seattle Times November 8, 1940: 21.
  • "Shuttle Ferry Service Replaces Fallen Bridge." Tacoma News Tribune November 8, 1940.
  • "Sketch of Span Now Under Way at Narrows." Seattle Post-Intelligencer April 6, 1948:19.
  • "Span Model Withstood Gale Says Bewildered Designer." Seattle Times November 14, 1940: 15.
  • "Span Mystery man Had Big Thrill for Dime." Tacoma News Tribune November 8, 1940: 1.
  • "State to Sell Steel of Tacoma Bridge." Seattle Post-Intelligencer May 9, 1942.
  • "Tacoma Narrows Bridge Wrecked by Wind." Engineering News-Record November 14, 1940:3-6.
  • "A Tale of Two Gerties: How and Why We Bridged the Narrows." Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society and Museum. 2000. Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society and Museum. July 23, 2001 http://www.gigharbormuseum.org/nbonlinexhibit.html
  • "Three Experts Open Narrows Span Probe." Seattle Post-Intelligencer December 8, 1940: 4.
  • "US Loaning Agents Held Insistent on Own Design." Seattle Times November 8, 1940:1.
  • "Would this Have Saved Bridge?" Seattle Times November 8, 1940.
  • "U. Engineer Describes Close Escape on Span." Seattle Post-Intelligencer November 8, 1940: 1&2.