ID: 700008655 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008655	Record Type: Built Work
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge (suspension bridge; John A. Roebling's Sons Company (American construction firm ...; 1940)

Note: Bridge known as "Galloping Gertie" for its reputation to swing in the wind, it was destroyed in a storm the same year it was completed. It was replaced by another bridge of the same name at the same sight in 1950.

Titles:

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Galloping Gertie (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

suspension bridge [300007868] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, transportation structures, <transportation structures by form>, bridges (built works), <bridges by construction>)

Classifications:

engineering (preferred)

Creation Date: 1940

Creator Display:

John A. Roebling's Sons Company (American construction firm and manufacturers, 1848-1952) [preferred,VP]

construction firm John A. Roebling's Sons Company (American construction firm and manufacturers, 1848-1952) Extent: execution [500356957]

Locations:

Pierce [1002785] Washington (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: steel

	steel (alloy) [300133751]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>, iron alloy)

Dimensions: 5,939 feet (length)

Cultures:

American (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Art Deco [300021426] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	suspension bridge [300007868]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, transportation structures, <transportation structures by form>, bridges (built works), <bridges by construction>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, and engineering works

Sources and Contributors:
Tacoma Narrows Bridge	........ [VP]
	........ Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Tacoma Narrows Bridge," accessed 22 May 2015
	........ PBS [online] (2003-) "Bridging The Narrows," accessed 22 May 2015
Galloping Gertie	........ [VP]
	........ PBS [online] (2003-) "Bridging The Narrows," accessed 22 May 2015

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... PBS [online] (2003-) "Bridging The Narrows," accessed 22 May 2015

....................... Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Tacoma Narrows Bridge," accessed 22 May 2015

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... PBS [online] (2003-) "Bridging The Narrows," accessed 22 May 2015