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Feb 2008

Crossing the Narrows

Publication: Civil Engineering Magazine Archive
Volume 78, Issue 2

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The new Tacoma Narrows Bridge, in Washington State, is one of the first suspension bridges in North America to use the design/build delivery method and the first in the world to have its design tested by two complete, side-by-side bridge models in a wind tunnel.

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Civil Engineering Magazine Archive
Volume 78Issue 2February 2008
Pages: 38 - 47

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Published in print: Feb 2008
Published online: Jan 1, 2016

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Thomas Spoth, M.ASCE
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Ben Whisler, M.ASCE
P.E.
Vice President Parsons in New York City, NY.
Senior vice president HNTB Corporation in Bellevue, Washington.
Bridge Engineer Washington State Department of Transportation’s Mega Projects Department, which is based in Tumwater, Washington.

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