I didn’t know that there was a color video of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse. I’ve seen the other black and white newsreels of the bridge’s collapse, but for some reason, seeing it in color is just more satisfying.
Apparently, the widely circulated videos of it in black and white are largely due to news stations at the time copying the original video (which was shot with 16mm Kodachrome color film) in black and white.
Nicknamed “Galloping Gertie” for reasons that are quite obvious, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge only lasted 4 months before collapsing into the water below it.
I’ve included the black and white newsreels below, in case anybody was interested.
The narrating in this newsreel is spectacular! Haha.
Another old newsreel, also with great reporting.
