Worst job in Gig Harbor?

Posted by Matt Thomson

Bridges being built 

I was driving across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge yesterday on my way to Tacoma, and it was perhaps the windiest I had ever felt it on the bridge.  I’m quite certain it’s been windier, but not while I was driving across.  There were a handful of men walking along the sidewalk, men who have the job of maintaining and building this amazing structure.  I’m not really afraid of heights, but this job would be a bit overboard for me. 

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is one of the most marvelous engineering feats I have ever seen.  These guys who work on it are simply nuts.

Building the bridge

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3 Responses to “Worst job in Gig Harbor?”

  1. Sue Thomas says:
    January 31st, 2008 at 10:31 pm

    I’d be scared to death even if it wasn’t windy! Hopefully not, but has anyone ever been injured working on that bridge?

  2. Larry Cragun says:
    February 4th, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    Good question, do you know Matt?

  3. Matt Thomson says:
    February 4th, 2008 at 1:05 pm

    I’ve checked around and havn’t found any answers. Nobody that I’ve ever heard of, anyway.

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