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winds. in theory, the plan was simple: pick a time when tidal exchanges would be low, creating slack tides and slow currents. then use the ingoing tide to bring the caisson in from the port, and the outgoing tide for final maneuvering. nothing is simple, however, when the structure you are towing is meters
long, meters wide, meters tall, and almost meters of it is submerged, making it easy prey to changing currents. as it turned out, the narrows cooperated, no unforeseen problems developed, and the move turned out to be easier than anticipated. the three tugboats towed the caisson out of port shortly...
https://www.bechtel.com/newsroom/releases/2003/07/tacoma-narrows-project-reaches-first-milestone/