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VIDEO
Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
PHOTOCOPIABLE MATERIAL /
© Oxford University Press España, S. A. Technology II ESO
This video shows how wind affects the bridge and finally causes it to collapse.
Activities
1. What caused its collapse?
2. What kind of bridge is it?
3. Discuss in class how it could have been prevented.
4. Use the Web to find the 10 longest suspension bridges in the world.