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it s a bustry day in puget sound, a northwest section of the evergreen state. winds are gusting a little more than 40 miles per hour, causing the tacoma narrow s bridge to really sway. surprising as it looks, the movement doesn t stop cars and pedestrians from crossing it. ever since the bridge s opening four months earlier, residents affectionately call her galluping gertie. because of the way she dances and snakes in the wind. bridges are designed to move a little. but gerty s movements seem a bit extreme. for some residents crossing her is like an adventure. it was a thrill. it was like a carnival ride. almost a roller coaster. historian and author richard hobbs writes about the bridge in his book catastrophe to triumph. people would come out on a windy day when there was extra bounce in the bridge and walk across. the motion could be fairly dramatic.

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