Fife: SR 16 at MP 8.5: Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Westside
Tacoma has served as a port city on Puget Sound since the late 19th century. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge carries State Route 16 across the Tacoma Narrows, linking Tacoma with Gig Harbor and the Kitsap Peninsula. Its two suspension spans form one of the key road connections around the southern reaches of Puget Sound. The site is inseparable from the 1940 collapse of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge, nicknamed Galloping Gertie, only months after it opened; the disaster became a landmark case in engineering history. The present westbound bridge opened in 1950, while the parallel eastbound span was added in 2007. Forested shores and the broad tidal waterway frame a vital corridor between Pierce and Kitsap counties.
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Fife occupies the low Puyallup River valley beside Commencement Bay in Washington’s Puget Sound region. Set immediately east of Tacoma, the city sits where Interstate 5 meets State Route 167, a position that has made it an important freight and warehousing district for the Tacoma area. The valley’s flat ground recalls Fife’s agricultural beginnings, while rail lines, distribution centers and industrial streets now shape much of its modern identity. Incorporated in 1957, Fife remains a compact independent city within the larger Tacoma–Seattle urban corridor. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Fife relates to the Puyallup River valley, Commencement Bay and Puget Sound.
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