The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1, 1940, and dramatically collapsed into Puget Sound on November 7 of the
same year. The suspension bridge spanned the Tacoma Narrows strait between Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula, in the United
States. Its replacement was opened in the same location in 1950, and a second, parallel bridge opened in 2007. The instability
in winds inspired the nickname Galloping Gertie. The bridge's collapse had a lasting effect on science and engineering.