Update: Wreck on Tacoma Narrows bridge that snarled traffic Monday has cleared
Update 3: The crash on State Route 16 near Pearl street also has cleared, WSDOT says.
Update 2: The wreck near the east end of the westbound bridge cleared at 9:04 p.m., WSDOT reports.
Update 1: A new wreck near Pearl Street is adding to delays on westbound State Route 16. The wreck, which occurred about 8:30 p.m., was blocking the right lane. Traffic is now backed up from the mid-span of the westbound Narrows bridge to Pearl Street.
Original post: A collision was blocking three lanes of the westbound Tacoma Narrows bridge Monday evening.
The wreck occurred about 7:35 p.m. near the east end of the bridge, the Washington Department of Transportation reported.
Traffic on westbound State Route 16 approaching the bridge was quickly backing up, according the WSDOT’s real-time traffic map.
This story was originally published August 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM.
