The Golden Gate: Building an Impossible Bridge
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
- How San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge was constructed.
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If u worked on that bridge it had to be so fulfilling to walk across and admire what you helped create
I get that feeling when I see all the past building projects I've worked on. That's the feeling you get when you are in construction. Not so much in a bean pushing government job. That's why so many disgruntled government workers. Little sense of accomplishment.
if the person survived, sure.
My great grandfather helped on it I dont know much about it because hes dead
I bilt the gerkin and iym sad
kxmode they would have to be 100 years old lmao
As a young kid in 1961 I used to sit on the shores of Alameda, CA (near NAS Alameda) and watch ships sail under the Golden Gate bridge. I used always wonder were they were going. Those were fun and simple days.
Captain Nice 👍👍
Pacific Ocean is massive, they could be going anywhere, awesome story. Great Bridge!👍
Captain Nice that sounds nice and simple. Could just watch a ship sail on into nothing. Kinda envy you.
@Mango girlfriend what are you doing here
@@mangolover6039 woah this is interesting
I finally realised my childhood dream of seeing the Golden Gate Bridge in 2018 at age 66. It didn’t disappoint and was every bit as spectacular as I hoped it would be.
I drive across it almost everyday and I still look up at it with some amazement.
Where do you Live?
@@ClubAmerica92 Marin County, across the bridge from SF.
I went to San Francisco in 2014 and it was so foggy I barely got to see the bridge. Hopefully next time I go ill get to see it in all its glory.
@@JB-kx9bx Yes there are days you have clear skies in Sausalito, then you get through the tunnel and it's socked in fog and you can barely see the lights on the bridge. I have no idea how many times I've driven across it. I have never walked across it!
4 years is pretty impressive
it's crazy, knowing how less dedicated people are today even though we have much better technologies. today's projects take a really long time. Empire state building took only one year and a couple months, almost 100 years ago.
@@mgs3sewe89 now in america it takes like 10 years to add one lane to a freeway
@@synecdoche8783 the sad reality
عفيف موقع الاحمد in my hometown they have been building the same freeway for 10 years
Impressive but many people died as a consequence, back when the safety of the workers was not a concern.
I attended the 50th anniversary bridge walk in 1987. They expected 50,000 people. But actual attendance estimates range from 400,000 up. I saw the bridge deflection and it was readily apparent that it was experiencing the heaviest load ever. One saving grace was that the entire roadway and its supporting steel substructure had recently been replaced with lighter, modular sections. This reduced the span's weight by an estimated 11,000 tons. I tried to walk from the toll plaza to the Marin side. But, so many people converged from both directions that after 2 hours, I only made it to mid span. You literally had to wait as much as a minute just to squeeze in a single, small step. It was reported that a cyclist who got on to the bridge as soon as it opened for pedestrian traffic found it so difficult to leave that he tossed his bike over the side.
Gregory Parrott yup. I was there with my Dad and Brother. The bridge actually started swinging and undulating from all the momemtum of people walking.
Gregory Parrott we used to walk across it every year for our birthdays after dinner in China town on our way back to Novato.
I was there too.
An now they won't even take care of the bridge. Wonder where all that money went? The cable inside could be rusting.
That's an entire day of crossing the bridge of people. all out of their cars at one time. What I want to know is where the hell did everyone park to get to the bridge that day. I drive over it a few times a month on average and My relatives where there that day. they told me about it. someone Joked about "If everyone jumped up and down at the same time, the vibration would collapse it" or something weird like that. this is why soldiers stop marching over bridges apparently and go to a soft walk.
Let’s pay respect to the 10 workers who lost their lives constructing this bridge
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10? Lol
Hundreds of people died building it
More than 10 people died constructing the Golden Gate Bridge.
What sets this bridge apart from so many bridges is the amount of detail that went into the structure. One can spend a great deal of time just looking at all the detail work on the towers. Something they never do anymore. The great public works projects of the 20's and 30's are no more. If the bridge had to be replaced, something dull and boring would be put up.
+TheCMLion - Exactly, the bridge detail in my estimation, reflected the general aesthetic modern "Art-Deco" appearance of the time.
it would inevitably be cable stayed. no one builds suspension bridges anymore
@@notsure6187 Yes they do. Detroit is currently building the largest in the USA.
@@notsure6187 Cable stayed brigdes are like suspenison bridges that were trying to be even more cool, but failed.
Everything now is dull and boring. Even the standard houses. Look at houses pre 1940 and each one was unique and you can tell an individual put his heart into building that house with his own artistic design to it. Now everyone lives in a copy and paste cookie cutter house.
“It took 4 years to build the most famous bridge on Earth”
It’s taken 5 years to build the Starbucks right down the street!
Tower bridge is the most famous
I just spew my drink with that comment.
😂
Obi-wan kenobi no, the golden gate bridge is waayyy longer , the tower bridge is so short you can walk to the other side in 5mins
Or year and half to replace a 75 foot bridge in new england.
I just visited San Francisco for the first time, and of course I saw this iconic structure. Pictures and videos don't do it justice, it is staggeringly huge and breathtakingly beautiful. A must see.
Especially walking it. Insane how huge it is once you look up at it.
I can't wait to visit. Hopefully this year
Unfortunately, the rest of San Francisco effectively nullifies the bridges impression
I've crossed that bridge probably over 50 times, every time you're always in awe. Coming from the North especially, you get to see the bridge in its entirety. Absolutely incredible. A timeless postcard icon.
@Lighthouse in the Storm ??? Why should it be replaced? It is a global icon and one of the most famous structures in the world. There's a reason why millions of people visit it, the design and color is timeless.
Amazing what they were able to construct and put up after all these years its still standing tall! because the foundation was done correctly!
Having worked on the bridge I've seen it like few ever will. I've been on top of both towers, the moat areas surrounding the base of the towers as well as in the support foundations on both sides. It remains one of the engineering marvels of our time!!
That must be a 'trip' to see it from such angles and its internals.. I joined the 1987 walk across the bridge. It is quite an event. In the 80's, it was briefly shut down because of a category 1 hurricane (80 mph winds). I snuck on to the bridge, as the gate to the west side pedestrian/cycling was not shut. I wanted to see if the bridge was swaying like the infamous Tacoma Narrows bridge. Walking with my bike, I got to just short of the S.F. tower and looked down the road for several minutes - rock solid - no visible swaying. on the way back, I passed a lamp posts and heard something other than the wind...a speaker, saying 'You with the bicycle, for the last time, get off the bridge or you will be arrested" I gave a wave to the main building to acknowledge I heard, and left.
I’ve lived in Nor Cal my entire life, and crossed the Golden Gate well over one hundred of times. Yet, it never gets old.
No one cares
@@camsandhu340 well, you seem like a happy fella.
@@camsandhu340devious
Finally got to visit this summer. A beautiful structure indeed!
I have driven across it once and ridden across twice and photographed it from many directions. Always a beauty
Incredible engineering... Incredible men... Incredible structure...
Incredible comment
I live about 45 mins away from the bridge, ive been there tons of times, i know ppl who have been living in the area and never walked or even crossed the bridge wtf
They most likely have a phobia of heights
Most us don’t give af
The best part is walking on the bridge!
Bruh I’m more closer to Sutro tower than the bridge
Its probobly because that since nothing is really on the other side, they never bother with it, since theres only really the redwoods over there
This was not a debt trap, it is American pride. Now, we need more of this sort of achievements.
Trump has been talking about infrastructure.
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A proud San Franciscan, and its still just as magnificent as it was when I saw it for the first time. Truly iconic and magestic.
It really is a joy to walk across the bridge and marvel at the unique color and the beautiful construction
Forth Bridge and The Golden Gate Bridge are the most handsome bridges.
The real question is, how did they manage to perfectly align the towers from so far away
I’m assuming with lasers but idk of those where around
I think it was more like close one eye......
Math 😎
They googled it
Ignacio Espino 😂
Like the Eiffel tower, it's practically a work of art.
My own grandfather worked on the 1st tower, from Pennsylvania state and a ww2 veteran, he came to SF and needed a job, but basically penniless coming in, he was unable to abstain the cold weather, high winds, etc, due to, God bless him, the lack of clothing that he had, and this came as one of many stories my beloved grandfather told me, a veteran who in fact was in a submarine during WW2, AND an amazing person my heart ❤ goes out for him, he is the appittamy of what America stands for and to this day, I love this man and the sacrifice he took for our country 💙 and his job 💙 ❤ on the bridge, which, to this day is my favorite place to be, I have rode up the tower, been through all the elements of how and why this 💙 bridge met so much and glad to be a part of the historic moments 💙 ❤
As boy living in Australia I marveled at the great engineering feats in the US that defied their massive scale thru imagination and hard work, all while the the great depression was breaking people's spirits, these projects became wonders of the world.
In 2016, at 50 I finally got to see three of the most iconic projects from that time... The Golden Gate bridge, the Empire State Building, and the Hoover Dam.
Simply incredible structures.
I've had a fascination with bridges and tunnels since I was a kid... it's amazing how these structures of hundreds of tons of steel can be suspended high in the air for decades braving the elements and hundreds of vehicle crossing in a day...
Another major change to the bridge's day to day operations is the installation of the moveable center barrier. Finally. In 2015. Astonishingly there have been no head on collisions since it was installed. What a surprise!
I was pleasantly surprised when I first saw it. I live on the peninsula and don't get up to Marin very often.
Phil Rabe New punctuation for sarcasm --> ¡
I’m watching how a bridge was built at 1:40am
1:31 am in my case lol
5:18 am for me... help
😂
2:08 am here lol
Me at 2am
I crossed this bridge, mostly by commute bus, twice a day for my whole career. Going south from Marin County (pronounced Muh-RIN, not MARE-in) into the City, and home, north, in the afternoon. In the early mornings it’s so dark, foggy and drizzly that one can’t see much, but the afternoon rides home were spectacular. The fog would just be drifting in wisps, or unrolling like a blanket, across the bridge, which was brilliantly sunlit golden by the afternoon sun. When new visitors stay with me, I always take them first to the famous overlook of the bridge (Marin side, north of the highway), where so many commercials, advertisements, etc. were filmed. It never fails to impress.
Thank you so much for this video, I'm doing a board for a History Fair on this and this helps me alot!
San Francisco can't even finish Van Ness in 4 years now. WTF.
Aka Van Mess haha
Lol
They havent decided how many trees is enough to plant
RG P
Hahahhahhahahha
Derek JCG
Even with the new Hospital done, it’s still a mess
Thanks for the tour. Loved it! I hope everybody get a chance to walk on this beautiful bridge and enjoy the scenery.
Highly recommend everyone to see this magnificent piece of human engineering along with a lovely drive down I1 on the west coast along the Pacific... one of the most beautiful places on earth 🌎
"International Orange." 7:19
Really weird name for a colour.
sounds like a name for The Donald.
Jeffrey Jackson You, I like you
Orange my ass, it's red.
Wud Dude Nope. At least it wasn't.
Charles Alton Ellis (1876-1949) was a professor, structural engineer and mathematician who was chiefly responsible for the structural and aesthetic design of the Golden Gate Bridge (it was only possible because of him). Because of a dispute with Joseph Strauss, he was not recognized for being the actual designer of the bridge when it opened in 1937. His name doesn't appear on the original commemoration plaque.
"Back in the 1920s, Joseph Strauss, the chief engineer on the project, hired Ellis to do all the engineering design work (because he had no experience with suspension bridge design of his own). And so Ellis did, and by all accounts, did quite well, creating one of the most iconic structures of the twentieth century.
But, in an episode that has never been fully explained, Strauss fired Ellis after all the design and engineering work was done and had his name removed from all bridge and historical promotional material and then Strauss took all the credit for himself. And for years, bridge management has rebuffed efforts to give Ellis the credit owed him.
But all that will change on Sunday when a shiny new brass plaque honoring Ellis will be officially unveiled. Hopefully this will also mean Ellis' grandchildren can now get that employee discount in the gift shop."
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I walked across it from Marin county to SF in December, 2019. It was a pleasant walk. Lovely piece of engineering.
I remember when it first opened in 37, it was such an amazing history walking on it. Those were the years
How old are you?
@Justin Y The Robber u should talk to more old people bro
I walked across that bridge when i was about 25.I nearly 50 now.
It took me 3755 strides! I climbed up the hill to look back on the city just so that I could always say i'd been there and see tht iconic view with my own eyes.
The best year of my life was that year. I travelled from England and backpacked from coast to coast via brief visits to Canada, Mexico and eventually spending christmas island hopping in Hawaii.
Could you please elaborate on the challenges that were faced in constructing the "southern tower"? Great video! Very informative!
The Golden Gate is truly a masterpiece of engineering at it's most beautiful. Walking across it is one of life's sublime treats.
My grandpa was in San Francisco when he was in the army in 1946. He told me it takes an entire year to paint the bridge. It amazes me the bridge so big so huge it take that long to paint.
In 2019's money, this bridge would cost a whopping $3 billion
You mean like an average pro football stadium?
Whooping whoppers.
That sounds quite reasonable tbh
Wait, let me guess is it about inflation over 50 years from 1950 to 2000
Wouldn't look half as good if it were to build today
As a San Franciscan & architectural historian who has seen many reviews of SF and the GG Bridge your doc is the most detailed and accurate I have seen. I was out there on the 50th anniversary in 1987. We had no idea it was flattening but we saw some people climbing on the outside cables trying to free themselves from the crush of 850K people. It was stunning, and scary and as we all knew historic. Today I live still near my bridge.
American ingenuity and grit.....what an accomplishment....especially for the time period.
Very Educational :)
Golden Gate is amazing landmark it is the gate to San Francisco every car coming from the Marin crosses it every boat coming into the US to reach Oakland goes under it it is one of the 7 wonders of the modern world.
I saw this bridge in person yesterday night. It was breathtaking…
I crossed it twice a day for years. And have ridden my bike across it hundreds of times. It’s truly marvelous. ❤️
Man, I crossed this bridge so many times and never thought about the history once.
The more u know :)
The SF-Oakland Bay Bridge, a year before the Golden Gate, was the first major bridge completed in the US where no workers died in accidents. The guys in charge of the Golden Gate were determined to repeat that and were devastated when that paving machine accident occurred. Several of them left the industry and never designed a bridge again.
True.
28 people died building the bay bridge….
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Going back and watching this now, I really appreciate how the video production quality has improved.
What an amazing piece of human engineering. A true marvel. And the fact that it is 86 years old makes it far more impressive than a bridge the same size that would be built today. Also, most grandparents that are still alive today, are not even as old as this bridge!
A concise and enjoyable accounting of how America's greatest bridge survived enormous economic and engineering challenges. It was constructed in only four years, and smack in the middle of the Great Depression. Compare that to 14 years required for the recent construction of the much smaller Oakland extension of the Bay Bridge. That project went billions over budget and years behind schedule, and now there are complaints that is cables are rusting prematurely.
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The bridge is on my bucket list of things to see and do 👍
Was just there on that hill in Sausalito overlooking the bridge and the ocean. As my friend said, "it made my heart sing". It's an experience like no other.
I have seen the bridge and it is awesome!
its crazy because the bay bridge is way more important but not as popular, just because of its color
The Bay bridge has near-by alternates, this bridge doesn't.
@@danc1197 no, its the color 🤣
The Bay Bridge has no sidewalks. It can only be driven across, at high speed. It is easier to enjoy the Golden Gate.
BigTymin....ummm, the Bay Bridge is a part of the sh*thole known as Oakland, that alone means it isn't sh*t compared to the Golden Gate....
Bay bridge is not sexy
Some of my best memories involve the Golden Gate. When I lived in SF I could see it from outside my house. Good times.
Every time over this bridge for me has been awe inspiring. It's the greatest work of architecture on the West coast
Have you ever seen someone jump ?
Alright RUclips, time to learn about bridges!
Your name goes perfect lol
There had been a proposal to add BART on a lower deck early in the conception of the system; stretching service into Marin. What a different region it would be had that come to pass.
It’d be much easier and cost efficient to build a tunnel
Were r all this hard working people we missed u
Why didn’t I know this channel sooner ??? The channel is helpful for everyone particularly civil engineers
I have walked across that bride it's amazing! what a view!
She must be a very big girl then ;)
@@AntCritter underrated😂😂
Each tower has an elevator from the pedestrian walkway to the
top of the towers. Riding the elevator is amazing as it is an open maintenance elevator so as you go up you are looking at the reverse sides of the tower. It’s rust and wet steel structure is amazing. Once at the top you get out and climb a ladder to a hatch and then another and you come out onto the deck. The deck is very wide and the views are incredible! Been lucky enough to go up five times. Not open to the public I might add also. Love this bridge!
Very Good specking and clear sound.
Fred, that was awesome!
Thanks Marty, really pleased you enjoyed it!
Lots of information great job!
Thank you!! ✊️
It's a beautiful bridge, the color turned out to be perfect. Great video, educational and concise!
The pictures from back them make this video so good. Would've liked to see it with my own eyes!
good
I always wondered why the Golden Gate Bridge was so iconic
I mean it kinda speaks for its self ...
@@chamodelalima8986 I went on it many times and my only reaction was "oh its this bridge"
Cross this bridge at least twice a month and I am always enamored! Beautiful work! Born and Raised in San Francisco!!
Beautiful .. walking the bridge ..the wild Pacific breeze. Mamma Mia
Beautiful California ✅🇹🇳
Very impressive, even 80 years later.
Now in SF.... Transbay transit center takes twice as long to build, cost 4 times as much (adjusted) and broke after 2 weeks....zonks
And then got fixed. Go visit. It is rather like the highline in New York, a park on top of a three block long building. But we will have to wait for the DTX to get the trains in. You will have to be satisfied with buses, but they have their own bridge.
It’s also in an existing urban zone
"Bad bolts"
As an Architect, I am always fascinated with bridge structural design. I stink at structural design, but am ...fascinated with bridges. I wish this video could have delved more into the structures of the bridge.
Great video, friend! There are times when nothing better illuminates your path than a burning bridge. Enjoy your travels and good mood!
Man seeing it for the 1st time was one of the most amazing feelings I've ever had.
Once again, great video! Keep them coming!
Thanks!! We will do!
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I went there in August 2019, these cables looks like mm thin from a distance, but when you get close to it, it looks very big
I would love to meet the crane operator for this project thos guys must have been PROS
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All those stuffed animals they must own
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just seen it today because my 10 year old daughter wanted to for a couple years now. wow. great memories and such a unit
Fascinating and informative video.
How the hell did they build those giant concrete slabs in the water though
Built a vertical hollow column under water, then pumped the water out.
They used a Lilly pad and put concrete next to it
*aloens*
coffer dam
@@woohunter1 You got it! Water can always be displaced.
There got to be a memorial by the bridge for those who lost their lives in the creation of this iconic structure.
a informative and brilliant history of the bridge amazing
Went there yesterday, Bakers beach is definitely a Go-to place
The golden gate straight is one of the only “straight” things in SF
it's a strait, not straight
@@panda4247 r/woosh
Funny enough it’s actually so large that it had to be built at a curve to account for the earth’s roundness over that distance.
@@vandrell 1) I got his joke. I would have gotten it even if it was written like this "The golden gate strait is one of the only straight things in SF". Therefore I genuinely think he did not misspell it on purpose, but as a mistake. If English is not someone's first language, the word "strait" is not that common to come across.
2) writing "r/whoosh" is so stupid. Not all people are on reddit and give a crap about the "r/" culture. Couldn't you write "it was a joke", or even a simple "whoosh" without the r/ would be better. It gives a feeling of hidden message "I am on reddit so I am better than you" which is what I hate about it.
@@DeckofLies That is an interesting thing to say. Do you have an evidence for that? I would like to learn about it. Sure, if it was completely straight, you might experience going slightly downhill and then slightly uphill, but I think it is negligible. My back of the envelope calculations indicate that if the main span was completely straight, the midpoint would be 4cm lower than the part fixed to the towers, which is negligible at that distance. Or my calculations are wrong.
I believe the suspension bridges have to be curved because of the transfer of the loads. If it was straight, then its own weight would pull it down and stretch it. If it is curved, the downforce actually compresses it.
Also, having it dead straight would reduce its flexibility during earthquakes and stuff (I think). If it is curved, it can stretch back and forth a bit if needed.
I remember those days when I played MM2 game in my computer. There're SF city map in the game and with the bridge.
Great informative video. I love the Golden Gate Bridge.
Great job! Solute to those genius engineers and workers!
With continued repairs, renovations can the bridge last forever or is there a point in time when it will need to be completely replaced?
Frederick Ray It will need to be replaced one day as no amount of painting or treating will stop rust over time
there is a paradox in your questin, if you replace every part of the bridge, is it still the same golden gate bridge?
Raymond Holt there are part u cant replace
why not?
the bridge was constructed at some point, the bridges components had to be created at some point. Are you telling me that the engineers overlooked keeping records of construction blue prints, for future repairs?.
of course not, because it is a traditional and mandatory practice as an architect, engineer and company who supply's the construction equipment must make these things for a certain amount of years after, so that repairs, replacement parts can be made. logically this is how it has to work.
Haha, 'Ship of Theseus' or Theseus's Paradox. Look it up.
So, in theory, it could last forever. But what is 'it' that lasts?
The beauty of the bridge ,and the breath taking view..... of many people whom have taken their lives.
Beauty and sorrow for many years.
"Jesus saves without excuses"
This place has always fascinated me
Such enthusiasm!
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