Previous essays on the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge construction:
  1. Introduction
  2. History of the Narrows Bridges
  3. The Caissons
  4. The Bridge Anchors
  5. The Tour Begins
  6. The Tower Struts
  7. To the Top
  8. The Cable Catwalks
  9. Starting the Cables
  10. Spinning the Cables
  11. Compacting the Cables
  12. Banding the Cables
  13. Two Towers: Life on the Bridge
  14. The Deck Cranes
  15. Lifting the Deck Sections
  16. Inserting the Deck Sections
  17. The Last Deck Sections
  18. The Expansion Joints
  19. Wrapping the Cables
July 15th 2007: Opening Day for the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Enormous turnout for this historic event.
New Tacoma Narrows bridge - opening day
The New Tacoma Narrows Bridge opening celebration was on Sunday, July 15th, 2007.
Opening day Tacoma Narrows Bridge
And that’s all for our coverage of the construction of the New Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Hope you’ve enjoyed it and learned something from its history and amazing engineering.
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