Nike Vintage Tee (Nordstrom beat the bridge)

The 1987 "Nordstrom Beat the Bridge" was a 8k running race in Seattle, Washington benefiting the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), with a large turnout in the hundreds of thousands of people. Though specific results for 1987 are not detailed, the race typically involves runners crossing the I-90 floating bridge during a period of closure to traffic, with the goal being to beat the bridge's average closing time for traffic. Event Details Date: May 17, 1987. Location: Seattle, Washington, on the I-90 floating bridge. Sponsor: Nordstrom. Beneficiary: JDRF. Purpose: To raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation by allowing participants to run across the I-90 bridge before it closed to traffic.