they’re probably putting it into the funds they use to provide addicts with clean needles and to pay the people who are cleaning up the shit that’s all over the city
ruste is engineersl name for iron oxides. corrioosionnes includes rust but also is chemicals such as caustic soda on concerte or aluminumes. LIFETIME GUATRENTEE NOT TO RUS for aluminum...ALUMINMUIM, DOE SNTO RUSTES. THAT ARE DECE3IVCERS! THANSKE YOURES AND THUBVBMES UPSE!
And look at what we have to show for it. Rolling blackouts, massive fires, and the roads around where I live still aren't very good. What's all the money in the economy going towards if it's not going towards the roads, the power grid, or fire prevention?
The roads are all torn up in the Bay Area as well. And years back some State Parks like Big Basin stated they were going to have to close due to lack of funds. Turns out they actually had plenty of money, some people just "diverted" the funds to "other things". Funny thing there, the money always getting "diverted" away somewhere...
@@davidbcalhoun Yeah I'm in the Bay Area. The streets where I live are... passable. Mostly. But I've been to other places in the Bay Area where they're really bad.
@William My Dad knew the guy behind the Mothman. He ran the chemical plant in Point Pleasant, and was illegally storing toxic waste on site. The kids would hang out in this abandoned lot beside the plant, and he needed to scare them off before someone found him out. So he cut holes in 2 reflectors to put over his eyes, and threw a shower curtain over his back and would scare the kids away. And so the Mothman was born.
Sounds like California politics as usual take this assigned money use it elsewhere; I guess thats politics in general ( not just California) It's odd because the California governor has boasted about the California budget surplus to the point being able to offer illegal immigrants free health care
@@linkunliu2118 Sounds like California politics as usual take this assigned money use it elsewhere; I guess thats politics in general ( not just California) It's odd because the California governor has boasted about the California budget surplus to the point being able to offer illegal immigrants free health care
HeX rAnDoMnEsS the American public is armed enough to keep us all safe. We don’t need our troops in other countries. We have no right to tell other countries how to govern themselves
HeX rAnDoMnEsS Nope, they spend like $700 billion on the military per year, which is only 3% of the US GDP. I know you were supporting them but it’s not where most of our tax money goes.
All of the suspender cables were replaced in the 1970s. I saw it done. To accomplish this job, a movable scaffold was installed that hung from both main cables, with a bridging section between them. This scaffold was used to attach temporary suspender cables to take the load while the original suspender cables were being removed and replaced. Why wasn't the main cables painted at this time?
Sand Blast first three coats of Anti corrosive three coats of primer three coats of paint don't use that money on other projects spend the money on the bridge I live in the capital city and after raising the gas tax twice the roads are like Wagon Trails there's so much money washing around the Democratic state but it's mostly in Democrat politicians pockets and don't forget their Pals
Or the entire American infrastructure is crumbling especially in big cities, and certain projects which impact lives on a larger scale are a bigger priority. Or you know, they’re on vacation. That’s why the city is still there lol
Here in Australia our Sydney harbour bridge is constantly repainted and has an electrical charge run through it to prevent rust or is that 2 simple for California ,the painting starts from one side at the pylons it takes about three years then they start from the other pylon and repaint in a continuous process and have been doing the above for decades.
My dad, at the age of 18, walked across the Golden Gate Bridge on opening day. I love that bridge. Hope it stays up forever but with the lack of maintenance like we've seen, it doesn't look promising.
Everything has a limited life span and almost every bridge out there will need to be replaced at some point, this bridge's towers are made up of lots and lots of steel angles and plates riveted to them, the inside cavities are sealed up with no access inside them and maybe only primer from 1930 on it, at some point moisture inside would start corrosion from the INSIDE out and by the time anything is visible outside it's too late, like a car body that rusts from the inside of the doors etc out.
The Golden Gate is only 81 years old and it should last another 80 years. However, I'm wondering what in hell have the directors of the bridge district been doing with all the $$$ they've been collecting from tolls and other fees. It's going to be very embarrassing if the bridge has not been maintained to an acceptable standard and it is allowed to deteriorate beyond repair.
kansasthunderman1 it would be impossible to build collums. That's the reason why it's a suspension bridge, the channel is extremely deep to where buding hundreds of collums would be unrealistic
The saddles that hold the cables onto the towers are going to be the first to fail. Because of the location, there is a good chance failure will occur before replacement.
With these huge steel bridges, the typical procedure is to start prepping and painting at one end and after the crews reach the other end, they start the process anew. I wonder if they are using epoxy paint or UV resistant paint. This bridge's main problem is that it is in California where infrastructure is neglected.
One more thing. Since this is in CommieFornia, the paint they are using is probably crap, since all the good tried and true chemicals are now illegal. Most paint sold today is garbage.
Approximately one billion seven hundred thousand dollars is collected in tolls every year. That is enough to work year round on any part of the bridge they please. Plus there is probably money coming in from Cal Trans. So where is all of this money going? Most likely in the pockets of the fat cats. Your Toll Fees At Work folks. This is a criminal rip off. Someone needs to go to prison.
Sirios Star check out the city officials salaries to find out where the money went. Everyone has a nice 6 figure salary (upward to 300k) for absolutely nothing.
Unfortunately here in SoCal is the same..they’ve held “meetings” to talk about the building of fasttrak lanes on multiple stretches of major interstates. Many opposed to converting the already existing carpool lanes into fasttrak because there are obvious cause for concern, but ultimately they were built anyways. Caltrans’ initial excuse was that they wanted to “experiment” and test its effects on traffic, and as time passed, fasttrak lanes were never removed as now it became obvious they were for nothing but profit. As for road projects, we’ve also had a section of a freeway that was supposed to be repaired and renovated by 2018 according to the construction sign, but its already August and no sign of work or any construction can be seen. That section of road now has weed and wild grass growing between the cracks and potholes. “Our tax money at work” is what the sign says..
It goes to the illegal aliens. Ur state is a cesspool of illegal aliens. Can’t wait for California to fall like Venezuela. Socialism has no place in this planet.
@Chris Wittekind well they have to be going somewhere its not that difficult to maintain a bridge like the golden gate and I'm in a town where a suspension bridge opened the year prior to the golden gate With tolls granted its only a 2 lane road with one pedestrian path over it as well but still that bridge connects two small towns Aberdeen OH and Maysville KY and its now open with no tolls also on your prior comment please refrain from insulting the other party of your discussion that will not get anything done
I went over the bridge 2 years ago and they sent me a bill to my address in washington state.. because I was on a long trip.. they charged a late fee so I just never paid it
@xXsknnylgndx x @Harlie C Just who are the 'private' owners? AFAICT, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District is wholly owned by governments.
Seriously it's ridiculous. We pay 5 dollars every time we need to cross the bridges in the bay. Most people have to cross 2 bridges to get into the city. It's insane that these things have a money issue.. also by 2022 the toll is going to be raised to 8 dollars.
Ok... Seriously, seeing this 4yrs late, and nothing's been done??! This is THE Golden Gate Bridge, probably the 2nd most iconic landmark in the country, after the Statue of Liberty!!! 💔🤦😡
1.) Make drug use on the street a felony 2.) Stop paying prisons to "house" inmates 3.) Allow prisons to have work for profit programs 4.) Some inmates work assembly lines in prisons 5.) Some inmates work upkeeping the city. The prisons make a profit, the city pays nothing to house inmates, and the city pays a discount rate on city upkeep.
Sheer neglect. Halifax, Nova Scotia has two suspension bridges over the harbor. Not as grand as the Golden Gate, but pretty big. The bridges are in a constant state of maintenance, and the older one, built in the 50s, recently had a major refurbishment and upgrade. All paid for by fairly modest tolls. I think it was CAD$1.25 for a car the last time I was there.
It's 2020 and they are still stalling and delaying ... on the suicide barrier. People are literally dying because of their corruption. Denis Mulligan is the man in charge of the Bridge. He's slick in this interview, carefully evading any responsibility. He's obvious an incompetent manager because he can't get anything done.
Only a matter of time. Infrastructure all around the country from iconic bridges to buildings in desperate need of repair. It always takes a tragedy to spark change
@@aurnknight2813 have you not seen the Russian satellite tracking and manoeuvring near your own satellites? What about China's? You know they have a rover on the moon too. I think preparing for future eventualities is a very wise move.. just an opinion
The bridge with a board of directors... they supposedly had money to paint it but somehow they spent it all on ‘other’ projects. Now that’s a job I’d love to have, 6 figure salaries and a nice pension with nobody to answer to if I don’t do my job. Lucky bastards.🤔
@@coffeetarded I don’t go there anymore. Tired of crap Yes crap on sidewalks and needles. Pay- Because it’s CA They built it and said there will be a charge till paid off. What a joke
They spent billions of dollars since 2001 to retrofit the bridge with seismic devices. It was a four part plan. Phase 1 was in 1997-2001 which strengthened and retrofitted stronger support towers, stronger foundations, and retrofitted isolator bearings on the truces in the north viaduct. New special cable dampers were also installed. Phase 2 happened between 2001-2008 where the south viaduct was retrofitted with the same devices as the north viaduct. Since the south side also has the Four-Point arch. New isolation bearings and bushings were installed on the arch. The concrete pylons was upgraded with a stronger foundation and steel tendons installed into the bed rock to limit seismic movement. Phase 3a was the last phase done in 2008-2014 which strengthened the north side anchorage with stronger foundations and isolation devices. The next phase 3a is scheduled for 2024-2029 and is the biggest and most costly phase at 880 million dollars. The government had issued a 400 million dollar grant which is half of what the project needs. The other 400 million is coming from tax payers, state funds and tolls. This next phase includes installing new truces on the bridge span with more seismic dissipation devices, such as isolator bearings and bushings. New tongue plates are being retrofitted across the span to allow for limited movement in large earthquakes. The towers are also included in this next phase. The tower bases are being strengthened and new steel plats installed. New steel supports are being installed into the tower structures. After the tower work is complete, they are both getting painted. Why paint the bridge and waste 100 million dollars if you have to tear it apart after a couple years to perform upgrades? It looks bad now, but there is a strategy with the bridge needs and repair costs. As of now, the bridge is rated for a 8.3 earthquake whereas before the bridge was in danger of collapsing in a 6-7 scale earthquake. Phase 4 has not been announced as surveys have yet not been completed. However, I believe phase 4 will be upgrading and retrofitting the cables and roadway deck. After phase 4, the bridge will be rated for a 9-10 scale earthquake.
Japan can finish this is less than a week. They repaired a large sinkhole in the middle of the city overnight. They repaired a lot of damaged roads after a major earthquake in a week. What are you doing USA?
There's nothing you can do for radiation. You can't rush it because of physics. We just have to wait for Fukushima's radiation levels to become normal over time.
imagine just driving to see some family, then while you’re on this bridge the whole thing just falls and you experience a moment of free fall as you fly upward and slam your back against the top of your car and see all the pieces of the bridge and other cars falling into the water and then your car slams against the water and you see it all thrust upward around you as the windows crack, followed by it plunging into darkness as water fills up your car and you slowly lose consciousness and drown
When I was a kid 35 years ago I watched a documentary on that bridge and the painting process took a year and it was done every year Well it looks like they looted that funding
I live in MN. I can't believe this iconic bridge continued to be neglected 9 years after our I-35W bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River! It seemed like a lesson would've been learned after 8/01/07...
Well saying it was used other places probably isn’t technically a lie buying a new rolls Royce a Europe vacation and hot tub technically falls under the definition of other things it’s the wrong things they should be using it to fix the bridge among other things San Francisco is turning into a crap hole and people are leaving the city left and right they probably are not going to fix the golden gate until after it suffers the same fate of galloping gurdy and falls into the water
Wander the Nomad exactly. San Francisco is a third world city in a first world country. Just look at the tents lining our streets during the pandemic. Most government employees make 150-200k it boggles the mind.
Before it was built, they asked the bridge's designer, Joseph Strauss, what he expected the lifespan of the bridge to be. He responded that "with proper maintenence, the bridge should be able to last forever" Sounds like someone forgot about that part
Kevin Cline I work, I pay taxes. That’s all you can ask of a citizen. It’s the governments job to use that tax revenue to maintain infrastructure. So wtf are you talking about?
@Kevin Cline what are you on? What, you think these are the days where citizens were considered slaves and had to make and fix everything with no pay? It's 2020, the government has to deal with this. It's their fault shit is failing because they don't care about us. People work and pay their taxes and they are using it for God knows what.
I visited the bridge in early May 2022 and what shocked me was the condition of not the bridge itself but all the chain links on marine drive. so rusted away imagine the bridge will be the same in parts.
Gonna be honest, I remember watching a video documentary that's probably close to 10 years old that mentioned the infrastructure of the bridge was not in the best shape. People who drove across the bridge, often daily, felt like the bridge was about to collapse. I think this just adds to it that the bridge for how old it is needs some tender love and care, more then it's currently getting. If the bridge wasn't the main mode of transportation to get across, I think the city of San Fran would be in a much worse state. Nothing like boating across~
Is this the same design as the Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol built by isambard kingdom Brunel....opened in 1864....it costs a £1 to cross it...does it cost anything to drive across the GGB...?
I decided to visit SF and also wanted to cross the bridge. Took about an hour due to the the horrendous amounts of traffic both on the bridge and the entire Bay area. I can’t imagine living there.
It’s not the whole country...mainly just blue states like California, New York, New Jersey... Michigan has a bigger suspension bridge (longest between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere) that is 67 years old and has been continuously being painted since the day it was built. It takes 7 years to paint the Mackinac Bridge and as soon as they are done, they start over. They are currently planning the replacement of the bridge’s deck, all the cross beams and the 5 main stringers that run the length of the bridge. Bridge decks normally need replacing after 40 years, but because of the excellent maintenance, it has lasted over 60 years. Even now, it’s still in excellent shape, but they want to replace it anyway so they can then work on other areas. When asked how much longer we can expect the Mighty Mac to last, many engineers say with the current maintenance standards, at least 2 or 3 more centuries. This is how middle America operates. Crews and managers would be fired en mass and directors would be asked to resign if anything even as remotely iconic as the Golden Gate were allowed to get like that! But then again, they do have a different level of tolerance for decay and blight in California.
@@scottwendt9575 I live here in Cali. Its a dump. I want to live in Texas. I've been through all the states you mention and yes all the democratic states have terrible roads. Its funny how that works.
@GN Pretty sure he meant condition of the roads, i.e. potholes on local streets and highways, trash on shoulders and onramps. Feels like a 3rd world country driving through some of the streets in the Bay Area.
@Kevin Cline This video has nearly 2 million views on RUclips from across the country. Most viewers wouldn't know what bridge they are comparing it to based on the quick close up of cable that was shown. Look at the obivious.
I walked across the Golden Gate Bridge and back in 2012 and whilst there was some signs of rust, it did not look too bad. I hope there was no unseen corrosion.
$7 to cross what are y'all doing with all the money
You pay $7 dollars to cross that bridge?
Jerzey Boy1995 yes
they’re probably putting it into the funds they use to provide addicts with clean needles and to pay the people who are cleaning up the shit that’s all over the city
$7 😭😭😭
I cross the humber bridge in the UK everyday which is bigger and yeah its a free toll
They conning you forreal
Repairing roads that need to be repaired
Just in case anyone is wondering, this is still not painted.
Seriously 😑
Lol wtf
Rly?
Yayyy
@brokentoaster not hard I did it in watch dogs 2
Who else got this 4 years later in their recommended
Fk off like begger
Yes lol
Me
I was watching pools overflowing during earthquakes and ended up getting this video.
Me😂😂
Considering how many times it's been destroyed by alien attacks, giant monsters, disasters it looks petty good.
And a nuke in terminator:genisys. And the tusnami in San Andreas
Magneto loved the bridge
😹
A giant radioactive octopus destroyed it in 1955..
Super heroes also.
“There’s a lot of corrosion up there,”
“You mean rust?”
No I mean oxidation!!
Nah it's still fine, but make sure you send billions of dollars for Israel each year, Israel deserve the money more than us
@@walidzein1 exactly what does that have to do with the video? Stop trying to start an argument
yeah semantics
Corrosion? More like corruption...
ruste is engineersl name for iron oxides. corrioosionnes includes rust but also is chemicals such as caustic soda on concerte or aluminumes. LIFETIME GUATRENTEE NOT TO RUS for aluminum...ALUMINMUIM, DOE SNTO RUSTES. THAT ARE DECE3IVCERS! THANSKE YOURES AND THUBVBMES UPSE!
1 of THE most expensive states to live in America, and your telling me even the golden gate bridge cant receive financial assistance...
California is 5 largest economy in the world.
And look at what we have to show for it. Rolling blackouts, massive fires, and the roads around where I live still aren't very good. What's all the money in the economy going towards if it's not going towards the roads, the power grid, or fire prevention?
The gov't. would, but the bridge wouldn't see 10 cents of that money!!! You don't know how Liberals thieves work, do you...
The roads are all torn up in the Bay Area as well. And years back some State Parks like Big Basin stated they were going to have to close due to lack of funds. Turns out they actually had plenty of money, some people just "diverted" the funds to "other things". Funny thing there, the money always getting "diverted" away somewhere...
@@davidbcalhoun Yeah I'm in the Bay Area. The streets where I live are... passable. Mostly. But I've been to other places in the Bay Area where they're really bad.
Question: where is the money?
Answer: it was used other places.
Truthful answer: we stole it!
Spent on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion posters and events.
Still not painted for everyone who wants to know👌
Just a disaster ready to happen
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@@magik2432 idk
Damn
Holy shit😭
Puts money aside to fix bridge, uses money for something else?? Makes no sense..
Would you expect anything else from the fine leaders of California...???
@@MrMaxyield try leaders of the country
@@amgdiablo funny, I didn't realize country leaders were in charge of LOCAL problems...😔🤔
@@MrMaxyield if you didn’t know, state leaders must follow circumstances that the country leaders provide... some basic logic for ya bud
@@amgdiablo oh yeah...??? "Circumstances"...???
How about a few examples since you know so much...
“Spent on other projects” = “Lined the politicians pockets”
Yes, California is an experiment in failed politics, ideologies, and society. It's like North Korea.
@@KandiKlover It's not like North Korea.
Democrats pockets**
@@wesleypayne8060 Tell that to Dick Cheney's compound, George Bush's ranch and Trump's multiple golf resorts and literal gilded tower.
Exactly director of the bridge still collects his check.
Everybody gangsta until mothman starts flying around the Golden Gate Bridge
Cockroach man
@William My Dad knew the guy behind the Mothman. He ran the chemical plant in Point Pleasant, and was illegally storing toxic waste on site. The kids would hang out in this abandoned lot beside the plant, and he needed to scare them off before someone found him out. So he cut holes in 2 reflectors to put over his eyes, and threw a shower curtain over his back and would scare the kids away. And so the Mothman was born.
Everyone: serious
Me: What the heck is wrong with the subtitles
10 million used in other places. Like politicians patio furniture,homes and vehicles.
Don't forget pools and status
2020 election costs 14 billion, and that’s only the part they felt comfortable showing us, politic is literally the most expensive game in the world
Sounds like California politics as usual take this assigned money use it elsewhere;
I guess thats politics in general ( not just California)
It's odd because the California governor has boasted about the California budget surplus to the point being able to offer illegal immigrants free health care
@@linkunliu2118 Sounds like California politics as usual take this assigned money use it elsewhere;
I guess thats politics in general ( not just California)
It's odd because the California governor has boasted about the California budget surplus to the point being able to offer illegal immigrants free health care
Those fancy lambos don't come cheap!
The government likes to spend all our money on everything but us 😂😢
Feels bad man
717 famous fr
They mainly spend it on our Military to keep YOU safe man be grateful
HeX rAnDoMnEsS the American public is armed enough to keep us all safe. We don’t need our troops in other countries. We have no right to tell other countries how to govern themselves
HeX rAnDoMnEsS Nope, they spend like $700 billion on the military per year, which is only 3% of the US GDP. I know you were supporting them but it’s not where most of our tax money goes.
painter: "theresa alot of corrosion up there"
Reporter: "you mean RUST"
painter: "yeah..rust.."
All of the suspender cables were replaced in the 1970s. I saw it done. To accomplish this job, a movable scaffold was installed that hung from both main cables, with a bridging section between them. This scaffold was used to attach temporary suspender cables to take the load while the original suspender cables were being removed and replaced. Why wasn't the main cables painted at this time?
Why do you think........$
When the bridge fails they will all be pointing fingers at each other while people die.
Nvmd i made a retarded comment, I didnt know that the paint can cause failures
Always has been
And millions of $$$ to repair it
Yup! Typical democrats tactics! i bet they will blame the republican for it lol 😂
Let's hope for the best.
When you have a city that is more concerned with banning soda straws......
StormLaker1975 what country r u in?
Yaryardank Boi America of course, in some cities in California they literally banned straws and you get fined and faced with jail time
StormLaker1975 it’s a privately owned bridge
How is it a privately owned bridge?
excuse me ? pls elaborate, how and WHY did they banned straws ? you have my undivided attention O.O
When its past the point of maintenance, they will ask for emergency funding.
Yes, so sad. And this happens all the time
Vía another tax and it probably won’t be used for maintenance at all.
@@rolando7660 No, some greedy fool will line their pockets and watch the bridge fall apart
And raise your taxes
“2 coats of primer and 2 coats of paint”
Chrisfix: NO ITS 3 COATS OF PRIMER AND 3 COATS OF PAINT NOOB!
EnricoAwsome ikr
Yeah ur right
Sand Blast first three coats of Anti corrosive three coats of primer three coats of paint don't use that money on other projects spend the money on the bridge I live in the capital city and after raising the gas tax twice the roads are like Wagon Trails there's so much money washing around the Democratic state but it's mostly in Democrat politicians pockets and don't forget their Pals
The. Golden. Gate. Bridge. Manager.
What is that guy's salary?
It doesn't sound like he's managing much of anything.
Buffalobills27 that's crazy! That is one hell of a salary!
Buffalobills27 MVP right here!
Buffalobills27 when you make more money than the President
Chris Addeo presidents dont make that much money
“It was used in other places”... basically it’s in his bank account
Politicians need paid vacations, of course.
“It was used in other places, such as the Mercedes dealership and Frankie & Benny’s”
Jonathan James Subscribe to my channel. 🇬🇧
Or the entire American infrastructure is crumbling especially in big cities, and certain projects which impact lives on a larger scale are a bigger priority. Or you know, they’re on vacation. That’s why the city is still there lol
new york is going to be a scary place to live in 20+ years
Here in Australia our Sydney harbour bridge is constantly repainted and has an electrical charge run through it to prevent rust or is that 2 simple for California ,the painting starts from one side at the pylons it takes about three years then they start from the other pylon and repaint in a continuous process and have been doing the above for decades.
Smaller and easier than golden Gate.
Me: watching car videos
RUclips: here’s a story about the Golden Gate Bridge from 3 years ago
What happened to the money? It got “used other places”. *cough*
Probly his private yatch or a mink coat he bought his mistress
the goat relax, he makes 300k, not 30 mil
The state gov. Needs a body count. Before anything changes
A bro they smoked it ok...
Damn...
And why is the toll to cross
So frigging high?? We were always told it’s for maintenance, guess not.
The Bridge tolls fund the Ferry System,Buses,and the Bridge.
They have to fund all the six-figure salaries and generous pensions somehow...
It's a bridge, not a mass transit agency so stop funding ferry service and buses.
Sooooo.. then the ferries and the buses are free because they are funded?
lol
Pablo Cruise
It's never been about funding anything - it's always been about confiscating wealth from the 99%.
My dad, at the age of 18, walked across the Golden Gate Bridge on opening day. I love that bridge. Hope it stays up forever but with the lack of maintenance like we've seen, it doesn't look promising.
They say the cables are in good shape. The fact is they don't really know for sure.
Let’s recommend this in 2019...lol
rainefyre yup
Thanos mhmm
True
How bout now and this come from sumone from Detroit
Loli just got this in 2025
They can never replace the main cables. If they rust. The bridge is doomed.
Everything has a limited life span and almost every bridge out there will need to be replaced at some point, this bridge's towers are made up of lots and lots of steel angles and plates riveted to them, the inside cavities are sealed up with no access inside them and maybe only primer from 1930 on it, at some point moisture inside would start corrosion from the INSIDE out and by the time anything is visible outside it's too late, like a car body that rusts from the inside of the doors etc out.
The Golden Gate is only 81 years old and it should last another 80 years. However, I'm wondering what in hell have the directors of the bridge district been doing with all the $$$ they've been collecting from tolls and other fees.
It's going to be very embarrassing if the bridge has not been maintained to an acceptable standard and it is allowed to deteriorate beyond repair.
The deck could be supported by 100s of columns while the main cables are restrung. However, it would block ship traffic for several years.
kansasthunderman1 it would be impossible to build collums. That's the reason why it's a suspension bridge, the channel is extremely deep to where buding hundreds of collums would be unrealistic
The saddles that hold the cables onto the towers are going to be the first to fail. Because of the location, there is a good chance failure will occur before replacement.
FIRST RULE OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING --- PISS THE MONEY AWAY ON OTHER STUFF AND THEN CHARGE MORE TO CROSS THE BRIDGE !
With these huge steel bridges, the typical procedure is to start prepping and painting at one end and after the crews reach the other end, they start the process anew. I wonder if they are using epoxy paint or UV resistant paint. This bridge's main problem is that it is in California where infrastructure is neglected.
And still is neglected just like all the tax payers here.
One more thing. Since this is in CommieFornia, the paint they are using is probably crap, since all the good tried and true chemicals are now illegal. Most paint sold today is garbage.
is it painted yet?
@@bobsbillets8863
I was a painter for 10 years. There is no such thing as "purely cosmetic".
you only know about that on your 11th year, quit actin' so smug, kid.
Dafty I like how you have a penguin picture and call this dude 'kid'
Kyle Sanderson Kk
L3z3rd • 29 years ago hey penguins are cool
offices talk. ill bet he has never even walk across the bridge.
Approximately one billion seven hundred thousand dollars is collected in tolls every year. That is enough to work year round on any part of the bridge they please. Plus there is probably money coming in from Cal Trans. So where is all of this money going? Most likely in the pockets of the fat cats.
Your Toll Fees At Work folks. This is a criminal rip off. Someone needs to go to prison.
Sirios Star check out the city officials salaries to find out where the money went. Everyone has a nice 6 figure salary (upward to 300k) for absolutely nothing.
+Sirios Star
*Someone needs to hang.
FTFY
Unfortunately here in SoCal is the same..they’ve held “meetings” to talk about the building of fasttrak lanes on multiple stretches of major interstates. Many opposed to converting the already existing carpool lanes into fasttrak because there are obvious cause for concern, but ultimately they were built anyways. Caltrans’ initial excuse was that they wanted to “experiment” and test its effects on traffic, and as time passed, fasttrak lanes were never removed as now it became obvious they were for nothing but profit. As for road projects, we’ve also had a section of a freeway that was supposed to be repaired and renovated by 2018 according to the construction sign, but its already August and no sign of work or any construction can be seen. That section of road now has weed and wild grass growing between the cracks and potholes. “Our tax money at work” is what the sign says..
It goes to the illegal aliens. Ur state is a cesspool of illegal aliens. Can’t wait for California to fall like Venezuela. Socialism has no place in this planet.
@Chris Wittekind well they have to be going somewhere its not that difficult to maintain a bridge like the golden gate and I'm in a town where a suspension bridge opened the year prior to the golden gate With tolls granted its only a 2 lane road with one pedestrian path over it as well but still that bridge connects two small towns Aberdeen OH and Maysville KY and its now open with no tolls also on your prior comment please refrain from insulting the other party of your discussion that will not get anything done
This is scary. If they continue to neglect it, tragedy will ensue. Why would they risk that??
This bridge destroyed in the movies multiple times. It is amazing how fast workers built it again.
English no good
So all the toll money goes in someones pocket or purse and the bridge rust away great work california
David Cora it isn’t the state government or caltrans its privately owned dumb ass
I went over the bridge 2 years ago and they sent me a bill to my address in washington state.. because I was on a long trip.. they charged a late fee so I just never paid it
Average politics
@xXsknnylgndx x @Harlie C Just who are the 'private' owners? AFAICT, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District is wholly owned by governments.
Seriously it's ridiculous. We pay 5 dollars every time we need to cross the bridges in the bay. Most people have to cross 2 bridges to get into the city. It's insane that these things have a money issue.. also by 2022 the toll is going to be raised to 8 dollars.
Used all that money in different places.. yeah their own fricking pockets !
Indeed lmao
Pockets cost money to maintain. Especially deep ones. :P
Why paint an old bridge when you can spend the money (and billions more) on a bullet train to nowhere?
Why hasn't it been maintained? It's California isn't it?
California is not what it used to be
3:20 - Engineer: "there's a lot of corrosion there, it's real bad."
Reporter: "...you mean 'rust?'"
Engineer, _being polite,_ "Rust."
😂😂 Idiots eh ?
@@Tyler-xe1es i think he just likes to hear himself talk and/or he's dumbing it down for the viewers at home.
@Sister Mary Clements lol you lost all your credibility by bringing masks into this
@Sister Mary Clements lmao mainstream? I'm from reddit
@Sister Mary Clements u sound stupid
Me: oh it does not look they bad
3:16 boy I was wrong
Ok... Seriously, seeing this 4yrs late, and nothing's been done??! This is THE Golden Gate Bridge, probably the 2nd most iconic landmark in the country, after the Statue of Liberty!!! 💔🤦😡
"What happened to that money?" The manager makes 452k to manage a BRIDGE, couldn't imagine where that money went!
I bet it still hasn't been painted
It had visible oxidation when I visited last year.
@@ulogy you mean rust?
@@ulogy study
@@supergalaxy5900 its the same thing, you study your words
@@NoName-qf5on you mean "your"?
If you fire the entire "board of directors" for the Golden Gate maybe they could afford to fix the bridge...
Maybe they should let it rust if it just cosmetic. I would say human shit and heroin needles that carpet downtown should come first.
1.) Make drug use on the street a felony
2.) Stop paying prisons to "house" inmates
3.) Allow prisons to have work for profit programs
4.) Some inmates work assembly lines in prisons
5.) Some inmates work upkeeping the city.
The prisons make a profit, the city pays nothing to house inmates, and the city pays a discount rate on city upkeep.
Maybe
But then you'll need to hire someone else
@Grenherb www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/safe-and-effective-drug-policy-look-dutch
golden gate (and probably many other tall buildings) : **starts rotting**
parkourists : *y'all hear sumn?*
Sheer neglect. Halifax, Nova Scotia has two suspension bridges over the harbor. Not as grand as the Golden Gate, but pretty big. The bridges are in a constant state of maintenance, and the older one, built in the 50s, recently had a major refurbishment and upgrade. All paid for by fairly modest tolls. I think it was CAD$1.25 for a car the last time I was there.
it’s 2020
Did they get it started lmao
It's 2020 and they are still stalling and delaying ... on the suicide barrier. People are literally dying because of their corruption. Denis Mulligan is the man in charge of the Bridge. He's slick in this interview, carefully evading any responsibility. He's obvious an incompetent manager because he can't get anything done.
Only a matter of time. Infrastructure all around the country from iconic bridges to buildings in desperate need of repair. It always takes a tragedy to spark change
playkandle we all know that’s not gonna happen bc of the state of the country right now.
@@playkandle well the space force is more important then keeping bridges safe
@@aurnknight2813 have you not seen the Russian satellite tracking and manoeuvring near your own satellites? What about China's? You know they have a rover on the moon too. I think preparing for future eventualities is a very wise move.. just an opinion
The bridge with a board of directors... they supposedly had money to paint it but somehow they spent it all on ‘other’ projects. Now that’s a job I’d love to have, 6 figure salaries and a nice pension with nobody to answer to if I don’t do my job. Lucky bastards.🤔
caltrans is a government agency.
Exactly. Totally worthless.
When the Golden in Golden Bridge is silent "G" and "en".
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They are letting it get like this so they can charge $22.95 to cross it
Don’t cost that much with fasttrak
why would you pay to go across a bridge
@@coffeetarded they already pay 7 dollars. I’m pretty sure you can figure out the answer to that one..
@@coffeetarded
I don’t go there anymore. Tired of crap
Yes crap on sidewalks and needles.
Pay- Because it’s CA
They built it and said there will be a charge till paid off.
What a joke
a bridge has a board of directors? managers? crazy.
Jeff Thompson Lots of six-figure salaries and generous pensions there...
Outdoorsguy only because they’re white
Your Mom Its a privately owned bridge. Not that surprising for arguably the most famous bridge in the world.
I know right... they're competing for money.
How does a private individual get permission to build a bridge? Guess same people who let Elon Musk dig tunnels under LA
Hurry up and paint it so I can sing 🎤 “Dock of the Bay” 🌉 and “Lights” 💡😂
Thanks for recommending this 4 years later!
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"So what happened to that money?"
"welll, I needed a pay rise, my ten car garage isn't full yet"
TYPICAL DEMOCRAP JUST LIKE THE REST OF CALIFORNIA
NANCY , PELOSKI
THEY DONT CARE
So since hand ropes are no good anymore how do you even change them ? And is it still not painted?
Could the bridge be built again if needed. Are there any cracks or wear and tear?
They would have to do the whole entire thing
How dare they not do everything they can to make sure that bridge is maintained in a major Earthquake area. Unbelievable
They spent billions of dollars since 2001 to retrofit the bridge with seismic devices. It was a four part plan. Phase 1 was in 1997-2001 which strengthened and retrofitted stronger support towers, stronger foundations, and retrofitted isolator bearings on the truces in the north viaduct. New special cable dampers were also installed. Phase 2 happened between 2001-2008 where the south viaduct was retrofitted with the same devices as the north viaduct. Since the south side also has the Four-Point arch. New isolation bearings and bushings were installed on the arch. The concrete pylons was upgraded with a stronger foundation and steel tendons installed into the bed rock to limit seismic movement. Phase 3a was the last phase done in 2008-2014 which strengthened the north side anchorage with stronger foundations and isolation devices. The next phase 3a is scheduled for 2024-2029 and is the biggest and most costly phase at 880 million dollars. The government had issued a 400 million dollar grant which is half of what the project needs. The other 400 million is coming from tax payers, state funds and tolls. This next phase includes installing new truces on the bridge span with more seismic dissipation devices, such as isolator bearings and bushings. New tongue plates are being retrofitted across the span to allow for limited movement in large earthquakes. The towers are also included in this next phase. The tower bases are being strengthened and new steel plats installed. New steel supports are being installed into the tower structures. After the tower work is complete, they are both getting painted. Why paint the bridge and waste 100 million dollars if you have to tear it apart after a couple years to perform upgrades? It looks bad now, but there is a strategy with the bridge needs and repair costs. As of now, the bridge is rated for a 8.3 earthquake whereas before the bridge was in danger of collapsing in a 6-7 scale earthquake. Phase 4 has not been announced as surveys have yet not been completed. However, I believe phase 4 will be upgrading and retrofitting the cables and roadway deck. After phase 4, the bridge will be rated for a 9-10 scale earthquake.
Japan can finish this is less than a week. They repaired a large sinkhole in the middle of the city overnight. They repaired a lot of damaged roads after a major earthquake in a week. What are you doing USA?
Have they fixed Fukushima yet?
There's nothing you can do for radiation. You can't rush it because of physics. We just have to wait for Fukushima's radiation levels to become normal over time.
Thanos don’t snap your fingers!
Thanos I don’t feel so good...
You’re cringe
It's always funny how engineering and maintenance point out glaringly obvious problems for management to twiddle their thumbs over.
imagine just driving to see some family, then while you’re on this bridge the whole thing just falls and you experience a moment of free fall as you fly upward and slam your back against the top of your car and see all the pieces of the bridge and other cars falling into the water and then your car slams against the water and you see it all thrust upward around you as the windows crack, followed by it plunging into darkness as water fills up your car and you slowly lose consciousness and drown
I'm not catching a ride with you!!!!
always the optimist, I see! Haha.
U have good imagination
When I was a kid 35 years ago
I watched a documentary on that bridge and the painting process took a year and it was done every year
Well it looks like they looted that funding
I know ! S’crazy .
What were the “other projects” that the money was spent on? Why didn’t the reporter ask for details.
Details? From the Deep State communists and FAKE NEWS? Never happen!!
Softball reporting I guess.
Other projects Like he needed a new mansion next to his old one so he built a new one
Wildfire? Fight against homelessness that Trump created?
@@someguyfromarcticfreezer6854 homelessness and unemployment was the lowest in about 15 years under trump
You know we've run out of things on earth when we start age shaming bridges
I live in MN. I can't believe this iconic bridge continued to be neglected 9 years after our I-35W bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River! It seemed like a lesson would've been learned after 8/01/07...
Not surprised, San Francisco is such an Open Sewer of a City, literally.
Cornflakes And Milk San Francisco is actually a beautiful city without the looters high rent prices and negligence of course.
Fix it
San Francisco is LITERALLY an open sewer? You mean the sewer system in SF is on the surface? You would think this would be in the news.
ArizonaWillful No, I think he means SF is a shithole
@@ArizonaWillful well since people are pooing in the streets, its a open sewer.
Corruption is bad when they don’t do maintenance on bridges 🌉 and roads
Well, what happened to the money? "The money got used in other places." You mean it lined some rich politicians pocket?
1:33 bruh i thought that man wuz a painting
IM DYING this comment is so old but amazing😂😂😂😂😂😂
This comment is golder than the bridge
The money was spent on other things my rear end , it goes straight into pockets
Well saying it was used other places probably isn’t technically a lie buying a new rolls Royce a Europe vacation and hot tub technically falls under the definition of other things it’s the wrong things they should be using it to fix the bridge among other things San Francisco is turning into a crap hole and people are leaving the city left and right they probably are not going to fix the golden gate until after it suffers the same fate of galloping gurdy and falls into the water
So has this issue been fixed?
I'm a painter in Uganda we use dried hippo blood to protect from rust. Do try it.
It's now OCT 2020.
Let me guess, it still hasn't been painted...???
I can bet that they won't paint or repair until a tragedy happens.
@@FilthyGaijin You mean something as bad as that explosion that happened in Beirut that was also caused by gross negligence?
Wander the Nomad exactly. San Francisco is a third world city in a first world country. Just look at the tents lining our streets during the pandemic. Most government employees make 150-200k it boggles the mind.
@@pretzelstick320 lmao USA as a whole is a third world country in a first world jacket
@@millik8523 you have probably never been to a third world country if you think the us is like a third world country
They should be able to fix it ten times over with the fees they charge just to cross thru it..
So we all just here on the 3st of December
"you mean rust?" are you serious🙄
Before it was built, they asked the bridge's designer, Joseph Strauss, what he expected the lifespan of the bridge to be. He responded that "with proper maintenence, the bridge should be able to last forever"
Sounds like someone forgot about that part
Uuuh, it’s 2020 and this is in my recommended. This isn’t good!
@Kevin Cline hahaha
@Kevin Cline wdym this shit isn’t because of them it’s because of the people who don’t wanna maintain that shitty bridge
@Kevin Cline lick that boot clean man, this shit isn't because of the citizens, it's the governments responsibility
Kevin Cline I work, I pay taxes. That’s all you can ask of a citizen. It’s the governments job to use that tax revenue to maintain infrastructure. So wtf are you talking about?
@Kevin Cline what are you on? What, you think these are the days where citizens were considered slaves and had to make and fix everything with no pay? It's 2020, the government has to deal with this. It's their fault shit is failing because they don't care about us. People work and pay their taxes and they are using it for God knows what.
I visited the bridge in early May 2022 and what shocked me was the condition of not the bridge itself but all the chain links on marine drive. so rusted away imagine the bridge will be the same in parts.
I use to cross it in a company box truck just for fun at times. One heck of a view from way up on the seat.
Why is this coming into people's recommend just now in 2019?
I just got it and its 2020!! This vids almost 4 years pld
@@DEFALT_HORROR yeah
Welcome to youtube!
it's still 2019?
And it’s still not painted 😆
Gonna be honest, I remember watching a video documentary that's probably close to 10 years old that mentioned the infrastructure of the bridge was not in the best shape. People who drove across the bridge, often daily, felt like the bridge was about to collapse. I think this just adds to it that the bridge for how old it is needs some tender love and care, more then it's currently getting. If the bridge wasn't the main mode of transportation to get across, I think the city of San Fran would be in a much worse state. Nothing like boating across~
Has it got fixed
Is this the same design as the Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol built by isambard kingdom Brunel....opened in 1864....it costs a £1 to cross it...does it cost anything to drive across the GGB...?
The money was used for more important projects , like Nancy Pelosi's pair of $25,000 fridges .
for real tho why would anyone need a 25k fridge
@@youngski249 experiment in bodyswapping? The old hag is on the verge of death
@@arai6147 lmao
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@@youngski249 well! High end specs, touch screen fridge(they made those) etc... People can spend 4,000+ dollars on a 4k tv yet alone a 25k fridge
I decided to visit SF and also wanted to cross the bridge. Took about an hour due to the the horrendous amounts of traffic both on the bridge and the entire Bay area. I can’t imagine living there.
@Kevin Cline is the traffic really that bad?
Yes also failure democrat policies, high crime, and rioting.
@Kevin Cline Bruh you’re pretty fucking annoying
me: we have the crowded and horrible and slow BART
I went last week and it took me less than 5 minutes to cross the bridge.
Did it ever get painted?
has it been done?
This is your bridge.
This is your bridge in a sanctuary city.
Any questions?
Americas infrastructure gets an "F" on the grading scale
It’s not the whole country...mainly just blue states like California, New York, New Jersey... Michigan has a bigger suspension bridge (longest between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere) that is 67 years old and has been continuously being painted since the day it was built. It takes 7 years to paint the Mackinac Bridge and as soon as they are done, they start over. They are currently planning the replacement of the bridge’s deck, all the cross beams and the 5 main stringers that run the length of the bridge. Bridge decks normally need replacing after 40 years, but because of the excellent maintenance, it has lasted over 60 years. Even now, it’s still in excellent shape, but they want to replace it anyway so they can then work on other areas. When asked how much longer we can expect the Mighty Mac to last, many engineers say with the current maintenance standards, at least 2 or 3 more centuries.
This is how middle America operates. Crews and managers would be fired en mass and directors would be asked to resign if anything even as remotely iconic as the Golden Gate were allowed to get like that! But then again, they do have a different level of tolerance for decay and blight in California.
Compared to what Russia 😂
@@scottwendt9575 I live here in Cali. Its a dump. I want to live in Texas. I've been through all the states you mention and yes all the democratic states have terrible roads. Its funny how that works.
@GN Pretty sure he meant condition of the roads, i.e. potholes on local streets and highways, trash on shoulders and onramps. Feels like a 3rd world country driving through some of the streets in the Bay Area.
So the cable rusts away...what's the worst that could happen?
How long its gonna last? I still haven’t seen it yet with my own eyes
My grandpa helped as a boy with his dad on that bridge.
"Both bridges" what's the other bridge that the Golden gate is being compared to?
Probably the SF side of the Bay Bridge (it has two spans - Oakland and SF, but the Oakland part has recently been replaced).
@@wanderingstar3308 yes this. The crew painting was on the bay bridge. This story was in reference to the Golden Gate Bridge
Bay Bridge
@Kevin Cline This video has nearly 2 million views on RUclips from across the country. Most viewers wouldn't know what bridge they are comparing it to based on the quick close up of cable that was shown. Look at the obivious.
@@TylerWitucki I’m from Australia
The forth rail bridge here in Scotland has been painted continuously since it opened way way over 100 years ago. Same colour too.
I walked across the Golden Gate Bridge and back in 2012 and whilst there was some signs of rust, it did not look too bad. I hope there was no unseen corrosion.
If the bridge collapses, we *all* know why.
Captain Awesome 29837
If the bridge collapses, we all know why.
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hi C A...
what is why
See the news. a bridge just collapsed in Italy, lots of people killed
hi C E...
thank inform about bridge down in italy
It’s never going to be another Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster in 1940.