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Posted by Newkirk Images on Sat Jul 25 19:57:07 2009, in response to Re: The Manhattan Bridge, posted by trainsarefun on Sat Jul 25 12:25:30 2009. The bridge in our area that was modified following the Tacoma Narrows disaster was the Whitestone, which had bulky modifications put in soon after the disaster out west, which were recently replaced with a much more lightweight wind fluting design designed to more efficiently achieve the same result while not shortening cable life.This is true, in fact I have a copy of the soft cover book "The Bridges of New York" by Sharon Reier. The Bronx-Whitestone bridge did have issues with the roadway bobbing up and down on winding days but not as violently as the Tacoma-Narrows Bridge. In 1946, the pedestrian walkway was sacrificed for the addition of a 14 foot high 'warren truss' that kept the roadway more stable. The "Galloping Gertie" debacle occurred in November 1940. Bill Newkirk |
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