1940-1949
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (USA)
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 IStructE |
 Structure |
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| Year | Event | |
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| 1940 | |
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge (USA) becomes the longest twin suspension bridge in the world (replaced 1950). |
| 1943 | |
The Pentagon (USA), headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, is completed. |
| 1944 | |
The Mulberry Harbour (France) is built for D-Day during World War 2 to ease and speed up the unloading process, so that Allied troops were supplied as they advanced across France after breaking out from Normandy. |
| 1947 | |
Mary Thompson Irvine is the first female Chartered Member of IStructE. |
| 1947 | |
The Northern Counties Branch is formed. |
| 1947 | |
The Bankside Power Station is commissioned following a power shortage. |
| 1948 | |
The Northern Ireland Branch is formed. |
