The Doctor Is In

Previous posts on the new Narrows Bridge: History of the Tacoma Narrows Bridges The Two Towers I: Intro The Two Towers II: Concrete Thinking The Two Towers III: Anchor Management Classes The Two Towers IV: Out & Down The Two Towers V: The Struts The Two Towers VI: To the Top The Two Towers VII: [...]

Previous posts on the new Narrows Bridge: History of the Tacoma Narrows Bridges The Two Towers I: Intro The Two Towers II: Concrete Thinking The Two Towers III: Anchor Management Classes The Two Towers IV: Out & Down The Two Towers V: The Struts The Two Towers VI: To the Top The Two Towers VII: [...]

Previous posts on the new Narrows Bridge: History of the Tacoma Narrows Bridges The Two Towers I: Intro The Two Towers II: Concrete Thinking The Two Towers III: Anchor Management Classes The Two Towers IV: Out & Down The Two Towers V: The Struts The Two Towers VI: To the Top The Two Towers VII: [...]

As many of you know, those of us living in the Northwest got battered by a pretty hefty windstorm last week. Packing gusts up to 60 mph (up to 100 mph out at the coast), the winds wreaked havoc with roads and especially power lines. After a very soggy November (15 1/2 inches of rain [...]

Lifting the first deck sections, with video of the process.

A portrait of observing the new bridge built from the existing bridge adjacent to it.

Details of the construction cranes which will lift and maneuver the deck sections.

Placing the permanent and temporary cable bands around the newly-compacted cables.