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Yesterday marked the 85th anniversary of the collapse of the infamous “Galloping Gertie”, a nickname given to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington State, USA. The event was commemorated on various social media platforms, including the Seattle subreddit, where it was crossposted from a catastrophic failure sub. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, visible from many local residences, is a significant part of the area’s history and continues to be a topic of interest for many…