I was 17 fresh outta high school and got into the trades! This was my first construction job ever. That was 12 years ago! Now 29 and feel proud every time I pass that bridge!!
Wow! As a bay area native, it's crazy how the bay bridge has been a part of my life. My dad and oldest brother rode the last F-Train that went across the bridge...the lower deck used to be for trains, buses and trucks. My middle son and I were at the World Series when the quake happened. Driving over the bridge, seeing this video...wow, what a great place to live!
When my sister and I were kids, we called this "the crane bridge" and loooved to count the cranes as we drove across it with our dad. The new bridge opened up right before we learned to drive, and I am just in awe every time I cross it. Great video of a great bridge!
OC Jones is proud to be a part of this historic project. We did the original paving project back in the 1970's and we were excited to be able to do it again this year!
Beautiful and hi tech. The bridge is designed to last 150 years and withstand 8.3 scale earth quake, and immediately functional and operational after any (imagined) earthquakes below 8.3 scale. The steel modular so are also hi tech, with spectacular precision. Engineers on site are deeply impressed that, for example, the 146,000 nut-and-bolts, fixers all perfectly aligned when installing, not even one fixer has 0.1% error!
Why would they take it down? The amount of traffic is only going to increase over time. Maybe use it for Commercial vehicles only or HOV traffic, or a rail line?
@@rhianimal19 It's been gone for years. It wasn't safe anymore because it's too old. It's been damaged by earthquakes and people have died from sections collapsing.
🤣 it looks intimidating through the screen! There’s also this one bridge in Delaware or Maryland that’s pretty scary to drive over as well. Did it a couple times going to vacation from NY to Virginia
Wow - I have to plan a trip to the bay area just so I can drive across this wonderful, beautiful new bridge! Nice job to all who were a part of this project.
@@eatham2261 It wasn't cheap. It cost 10 billion to just choose the design and another 10 billion to build. It was built by china and it won't survive the next earthquake.
I can't tell you enough how cool it was driving by and seeing that construction every time I visited San Fransisco. I am sad that the old bridge is probably no longer there now but it was just too unsafe after that last earthquake. It will never be forgotten
I've watched this construction for all the years as soon as the cameras were put up I was lucky enough to drive over while the temporary span was there I missed the movement by a few weeks but came back a year later while they just started putting the cables on the new span hopefully I'll get back there soon and drive over the new bridge This is by far one of my top five favorite bridges on the planet
Had to pause it about a minute and a half in... My brain was about to go blue screen of death! LMAO!! This is beyond words awesome how they built it without disturbing the traffic flow!
made mostly in China, assembled at the Port of Stockton, shipped up the delta to SF, installed locally by iron workers- I seen the last section being shipped up the Delta with a huge American flag on it
Really cool Time-Lapse, I love watching things being built. On a side note I am surprised Google being a Bay Area company would not have updated the street views by now. At least they have updated Google Maps to reflect the new bridge as the new route but I was looking forward to strolling across the bridge with their cool street view feature.
Wow, that's an very impressive, totally awesome bridge video. I would definitely have to check out this bridge in the near future, when I make my trip out to the San Francisco bay area. :-)
It is amazing!! My kids were bornt when they started and they finished college before they finished. Tax payers money well spent. It should go into the Guinness record.
I was the paramedic on that bridge for the prime contractor Fluor. The stuff that went on during the construction of that bridge would absolutely amaze you. It was literally the Wild West in terms of safety. I'm surprised we didn't kill anybody on that job.
this bridge is absolutely fascinating. does everything in us has to have such a huge dimention/? :) i am from europe, and here everything is generally...smaller. yep, i am absolutely fascinated by the creation of such a thing. Great man's work! would love to see that live. btw, when was the older bridge created? as far as i know it's about to be torned down, rigght? i read it in the scinetific journal here in Poland, and "destroying" it in a proper manner doesn't seem to be eeasier t all than building. really interesting. greetings! and i love the "rough " style of the first sf-oakland bridge.
Well actually it was faster than what you think. Passing it twice a week I notice how fast they were moving and it was like within two years to complete from Oakland to treasure island. What took long was to take apart the old bridge lol.
To learn more about the technology used on this project, visit www.earthcam.net/roadsrailandbridges/
I was 17 fresh outta high school and got into the trades! This was my first construction job ever. That was 12 years ago! Now 29 and feel proud every time I pass that bridge!!
Nice job on the bridge work!
Which local ?
@@joseluisvargas8234 laborers 261 San Francisco, ca but I switched over to local 22 carpenters 7 years ago
You should be so proud! It was an amazing project - while never really ever stopping traffic, a feat in and of itself.
How much u get paid for tha whole time u were there??
Wow! As a bay area native, it's crazy how the bay bridge has been a part of my life. My dad and oldest brother rode the last F-Train that went across the bridge...the lower deck used to be for trains, buses and trucks. My middle son and I were at the World Series when the quake happened. Driving over the bridge, seeing this video...wow, what a great place to live!
When my sister and I were kids, we called this "the crane bridge" and loooved to count the cranes as we drove across it with our dad. The new bridge opened up right before we learned to drive, and I am just in awe every time I cross it. Great video of a great bridge!
OC Jones is proud to be a part of this historic project. We did the original paving project back in the 1970's and we were excited to be able to do it again this year!
Beautiful and hi tech. The bridge is designed to last 150 years and withstand 8.3 scale earth quake, and immediately functional and operational after any (imagined) earthquakes below 8.3 scale. The steel modular so are also hi tech, with spectacular precision. Engineers on site are deeply impressed that, for example, the 146,000 nut-and-bolts, fixers all perfectly aligned when installing, not even one fixer has 0.1% error!
This is an amazing piece of engineering and construction. 'Well done' to everyone involved.
Peter Wang wow your very smart I'm...
🤔DUMB I ain't as smart as that like Come on!!
Great Information!!..
Peter Wang man google really helps you
Eric Lee no only some of the steel, however it was designed by Americans
Now this is one hell of a time-lapse ! We need one of our jobs to be this big to record !
Videos like this are really inspirational.... but they also make me feel so, so insignificant.
Great video, friend! There are times when nothing better illuminates your path than a burning bridge. Enjoy your travels and good mood!
thats pretty cool
Thats right
Awesome. Thank you to all the people who built this CITY!
Can't wait to see the time-lapse video of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge being dismantled!
Why would they take it down? The amount of traffic is only going to increase over time. Maybe use it for Commercial vehicles only or HOV traffic, or a rail line?
@@rhianimal19 It's been gone for years. It wasn't safe anymore because it's too old. It's been damaged by earthquakes and people have died from sections collapsing.
Former truck driver. The old bay bridge was always intimidating to me
🤣 it looks intimidating through the screen! There’s also this one bridge in Delaware or Maryland that’s pretty scary to drive over as well. Did it a couple times going to vacation from NY to Virginia
Michael S yeah the Chesapeake bay bridge
At least you weren't the truck driver that died from the S-curve ... it's amazing how well they hide this info.
This video made me feel really happy.
Wow - I have to plan a trip to the bay area just so I can drive across this wonderful, beautiful new bridge! Nice job to all who were a part of this project.
In Wikipedia "San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge", not even one word was mentioned that this bridge was built by two Chinese companies.
Such a challenge! Thanks for all your effort in producing this incredible video!
It was a video that made me feel refreshed while watching.
Warriors logo looking BEAUTIFUL!!
Superb engineering achievement.
***** You don't know me. What did you achieve except spamming the Internet? Impressive.
@Paul Smith brainwashed dumbass
@WetLikeWater Well Paul Smith is partially correct. A lot of the steel was sourced in China, but I don’t know if it was cheap.
@@eatham2261 It wasn't cheap. It cost 10 billion to just choose the design and another 10 billion to build. It was built by china and it won't survive the next earthquake.
@@fernarias The US can't build no shit nowadays.The total cost was $ 6.4 B and you're freaking lazy to search..
I love out bridge so very much! I'm so proud of it when I drive on it! An amazing feat of engineering and building. A symbol of pride.
Engineers, architects, construction workers, ... everyone involved, amazingly done! Humans can do a lot!
This gives you a really good idea of what the weather is like in the bay area...
5 years later and the bridge is still beautiful
A civil engineers heaven, this account
SIMPLESMENTE LINDA CONSTRUÇÃO !
Amazing.. thanks for capturing this
Brilliant piece of work
All You Need To know are you joking this Bridge is literally falling apart after only a few years
These videos are satisfying...
The moment the bridge connects must be a very satisfying feeling
I can't tell you enough how cool it was driving by and seeing that construction every time I visited San Fransisco. I am sad that the old bridge is probably no longer there now but it was just too unsafe after that last earthquake. It will never be forgotten
There’s a demolition video of the old bridge
I've watched this construction for all the years as soon as the cameras were put up I was lucky enough to drive over while the temporary span was there I missed the movement by a few weeks but came back a year later while they just started putting the cables on the new span hopefully I'll get back there soon and drive over the new bridge
This is by far one of my top five favorite bridges on the planet
Had to pause it about a minute and a half in... My brain was about to go blue screen of death! LMAO!! This is beyond words awesome how they built it without disturbing the traffic flow!
I remember my pap taking my up there during construction when I was 13. He was the supply manager for American Bridge at the time
Totally awe-inspiring video music was spot on.
Thanks
Amazing engineering(human brains)at its best.
Cantilever structure will never die ! !!!!
Vintage forever ! !!!!!!!
made mostly in China, assembled at the Port of Stockton, shipped up the delta to SF, installed locally by iron workers- I seen the last section being shipped up the Delta with a huge American flag on it
Wow... neat video. Thanks for sharing!
Great achieved results of a beautiful bridge.
Together we are some truly awesome creators
Brings back nice memories from SF...
Beautiful. Love the foggy days flashing by periodically! I love SF.
That's impressive!
A great bridge between two great cities. Proud to be from the Bay!
Great job SF! More new toll road bridge
Excellent!
Very Cool Time Lapse
Really cool Time-Lapse, I love watching things being built.
On a side note I am surprised Google being a Bay Area company would not have updated the street views by now. At least they have updated Google Maps to reflect the new bridge as the new route but I was looking forward to strolling across the bridge with their cool street view feature.
Thank you for the amazing work!
amazing Construction..🇮🇩
This video is just amazing!
WOWWOWOWOWWWWW. this is an incredible video!
Thank you great video thumbs up all the way ,nicely done keep smiling with lol politely & safely
Wow, that's an very impressive, totally awesome bridge video. I would definitely have to check out this bridge in the near future, when I make my trip out to the San Francisco bay area. :-)
It Was Beautiful
This is amazing video to watch and see.
It seems like they had great idea to build the bridge.
They are more likely to reveal as well.
Good time lapse
I was on that bridge last April 2019.....
Nice video.
Love time lapses. Hope this bridge lasts!
Been in the bay area for years and I never noticed that constructive before
No quedo ni el recuerdo del puente que cruce hace 35 años via a Oakland.gran video
Loved it! You could have made that 45 mins and I would have watched it all
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Me parece increible como es que se puedan construir esos puentes y con la facilidad que lo realizan; no hay duda que son Genios
Was going to drive over today during opening day but the traffic was to bad I took the san mateo bridge.. Next time!!
Wow ...very nice....ziaur Rahman
it's amazing
It is amazing!! My kids were bornt when they started and they finished college before they finished. Tax payers money well spent. It should go into the Guinness record.
Incredible!
Superb engineering but cmon, gotta give major props to the cameraman he is PATIENT!
I remember standing on the San Francisco Bridge almost 30 yrs. ago. I won't forget that it rocked lightly. And I saw Alcatraz Prison in the distance.
So much planning and math. Very cool.
I was the paramedic on that bridge for the prime contractor Fluor. The stuff that went on during the construction of that bridge would absolutely amaze you. It was literally the Wild West in terms of safety. I'm surprised we didn't kill anybody on that job.
😯
No words to say
LOVE it! so proud to be a bay area resident!
HUMANS ARE AMAZING!!!
Super cool
I see that construction sight all the time I been on the old bay bridge now and the new one
I love it when a plan comes together...
very nice
this bridge is absolutely fascinating. does everything in us has to have such a huge dimention/? :) i am from europe, and here everything is generally...smaller. yep, i am absolutely fascinated by the creation of such a thing. Great man's work! would love to see that live. btw, when was the older bridge created? as far as i know it's about to be torned down, rigght? i read it in the scinetific journal here in Poland, and "destroying" it in a proper manner doesn't seem to be eeasier t all than building. really interesting. greetings! and i love the "rough " style of the first sf-oakland bridge.
The original bridge was built in 1936. 6 months before the Golden Gate Bridge.
Yes, because of all the cars.
Yeah, cause America LOVES CARS SO MUCH! I wish we were more like Amsterdam.
This feels more recent than it acctually was
yes, over the course of several years. It is laden with lead paint.
good job. feel much safer now.
Extraordinary
Very nice indeed.
nice video
is BEAUTIFUL! is amazing ,
Awesome!
I saw myself driving at 2:49!
Step by step video solutions for civil engineering questions
Well actually it was faster than what you think. Passing it twice a week I notice how fast they were moving and it was like within two years to complete from Oakland to treasure island. What took long was to take apart the old bridge lol.
The new bridge Beautiful engineering Marvel video Excellence
Superb
Amazing!
Nice.
I love California
Extraordinary human achievement .
So there is Two Bridges Now or did they take the Steel one down?.
They took the old one down