Tacoma Narrows is a tidal strait at the south end of Puget Sound between Point Defiance in Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula, leading into Carr Inlet and the south Sound. The tide is mixed semidiurnal, with a mean range of 8.06 ft (2.46 m) at the Tacoma station.
- Type
- Tidal strait
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Setting
- At the south end of Puget Sound between Point Defiance in Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula, leading into Carr Inlet and the south Sound
- Tidal range
- The tide is mixed semidiurnal, with a mean range of 8.06 ft (2.46 m) at the Tacoma station.
- Notable
- The 1940 collapse of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge ("Galloping Gertie") four months after opening is a foundational case study in aeroelastic flutter; the strait is now spanned by twin SR 16 bridges (1950, 2007) carried by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
