Volcán Barú in Panama offers a view of both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Irazú Volcano in Costa Rica also offers a similar view. Allen, South Dakota is the most landlocked spot in the Western Hemisphere. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans are separated by thousands of miles of land across much of North […]
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington state, consisting of two suspension bridges, collapsed in 1940 due to a wind-induced harmonic swing. A new, safer bridge was built in 1950, and a sister bridge was added in 2007 to accommodate increasing traffic flow. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge consists of two suspension bridges at the narrowest point […]
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington state collapsed in 1940 due to a combination of design flaws, aerodynamics, and self-excitation. The collapse revolutionized bridge-building, and a new, safer bridge was built in 1950. On November 7, 1940, the big news of the day was the total failure and collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in […]
