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2 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: IT1999F. All 2 bridges from the search results appear below. Click the Bridgemeister ID number to isolate the bridge on its own page. If you don't see what you were looking for, try an image search with the same criteria: IT1999F. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.
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1939: Deer Isle
Sedgwick, Maine, USA - Eggemoggin Reach
| Bridgemeister ID: | 193 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1939 |
| Name: | Deer Isle |
| Location: | Sedgwick, Maine, USA |
| Crossing: | Eggemoggin Reach |
| Coordinates: | 44.290167 N 68.691383 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Robinson and Steinman |
| References: | AAJ, BBR, IT1999F |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 329.2 meters (1,080 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 147.5 meters (484 feet) |
Notes:
- Gained much media attention in July 2018 when a bracket broke loose connecting the maintenance access cables to the main cables even though it had no impact on the structural integrity of the bridge.
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1940: Tacoma Narrows
Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA - Puget Sound
| Bridgemeister ID: | 198 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1940 |
| Name: | Tacoma Narrows |
| Also Known As: | Galloping Gertie |
| Location: | Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA |
| Crossing: | Puget Sound |
| Coordinates: | 47.267015 N 122.548462 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Leon Moisseiff |
| References: | AAJ, BAR, BBR, BFL, BMA, BPL, COB, CTT, GBD, IT1999F, SPW |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway |
| Status: | Collapsed, 1940 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 853.4 meters (2,800 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 335.3 meters (1,100 feet) |
| Deck width: | 39 feet |
Notes:
- Famously destroyed by wind, November 7, 1940.
- Replaced by 1950 Tacoma Narrows (Sturdy Gertie, Second Tacoma Narrows) - Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA.
- See 1944 Liard River - Liard River Hot Springs vicinity, British Columbia, Canada. According to CTT, "Two sections from the Tacoma bridge's east approach were [re]used in the Liard span."
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