Tacoma Bridge Collapse (1940)

Full title reads: “TACOMA BRIDGE COLLAPSE“. Tacoma Bridge, Washington, United States of America (USA). Long shot of the opening ceremony of Tacoma bridge. Various shots of the suspension bridge waving with the wind until it finally collapses into the river. Some quite spectacular shots of the bridge being shaken to destruction. (Mute& Track Negs.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.