点评:I was aware of this bridge mostly from YouTube clips of its twisting-in-the-wind and subsequent spectacular failure. The bridge ripped apart and fell into Puget Sound at the age of 4 months in 1940. A new bridge was built in 1950, and a new parallel span was added in 2007. Engineers, mathematicians, physicists and other scientists have since studied the dynamics that brought down the bridge.
I walked half way across the bridge starting out at War Memorial Park. Only the newer span has a walk/bicycle path. The view of Puget Sound to the South are pretty. You can appreciate the force of the water below just by watching the currents. Mt Rainier is to the North East of the bridge. You can see is only through the cables of the bridge. Love the color of the bridge. Unfortunately though the near-by passing cars make it a stinky walk.
There’s a bridge overview near War Memorial Park. Don’t waste your time going up there. The views are totally blocked by foliage.
Maybe I missed it… but I don’t see where any tribute was paid to the original 1940’s bridge. It’s an important part of history that made the bridge world famous. Even though it’s perhaps not something to be proud of, important lessons have been learned from the bridge failure. The event should be commemorated as such!
翻译:我主要是从 YouTube 上关于这座桥在风中扭曲和随后惨败的视频中了解到这座桥的。 1940 年,桥在 4 个月龄时就断裂并落入普吉特湾。1950 年建造了一座新桥,并于 2007 年增加了一个新的平行跨度。此后,工程师、数学家、物理学家和其他科学家研究了桥的动力学。把桥推倒了。
我从战争纪念公园出发,走过桥的一半。只有较新的跨度有步行/自行车道。南面普吉特湾的景色很美。只要观察水流就可以感受到下面水流的力量。雷尼尔山位于桥的东北方。你只能通过桥上的电缆才能看到。喜欢桥的颜色。不幸的是,附近经过的汽车使它变得臭气熏天。
战争纪念公园附近有一座桥梁概览。不要浪费时间去那里。视线完全被树叶挡住了。
也许我错过了……但我没看到哪里有向 1940 年代的原桥致敬。这是历史的重要组成部分,使这座桥闻名于世。尽管这也许不是什么值得骄傲的事情,但我们还是从桥梁垮塌中吸取了重要的教训。这样的事件应该被纪念!