Exploring the Tunnels and Passageways INSIDE this Bridge
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2021
- When the Paulinskill viaduct was opened in 1910 it was one largest concrete structure in the world until 1915 when Tunkhannock viaduct in Pennsylvania was completed at more than twice its length. But the Paulinskill has its place in history as being one of the first of very large viaducts to be built.
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Been watching him since the beginning, he's the real deal and deserves every like and sub he gets
I got sweaty palms everytime you went near the edge.
Welcome to the Club! I get dizzy just sitting in my office chair watching as the camera's POV goes out over _nothing!_ The view is great, but I'm always glad to see the edge come back in view. (Funny part of it is, I don't feel it at all in planes, though that's probably because it's like sitting in someone's living room next to a rather small window. Also, the first couple of days I drove in the Colorado Rockies were what WW2 airmen used to call "Washer-biters" because of the clenching your behind does to the seat cushions, but I was soon able to pull my van over to a pull-over spot, get out, and look across a precipitous valley at a mine structure on the other side. It wore off after I got back to the Midwest. I always tell people, "I get dizzy if I stand on a thick rug."
Me too!
my stomach got weird feelings
😂 It was increased heart rate for me!
I got a tingle in my lower back.
That was so cool! Thanks for posting for people who cant do it in real life 😊✔👍
Thank you for posting this. Back in 1979 when this was abandoned I would have been the perfect age where my friends and I would have been exploring every inch of this cool location. At over 60 years of age now, I'm forced to relive those adventures through your videos. Keep doing what you're doing now because father time plays a cruel trick on all of us and before you know it it gets harder and harder to explore awesome places like this. Please stay safe.
Father time does play a cruel trick for sure.
Didn't know time was a father. So who is the mother?
First of all, THATS a freaking goldmine for teens who wanna explor and have a little fun. Secondly, how the hell do you find these gems dude. Amazing strucure. Great video
Yeah, I'm sure a lot of people have had quite a lot of "fun" down there in more ways than one...
@@user-tb2jy9lu3d I can think of some fun stuff I would like to do.
@@user-tb2jy9lu3d well there you go..
It definetly is. I live righ by it and kids from school are always going to it and exploring. There's not much to do around here but explore the outdoors so it's a pretty popular place to go.
Been there multiple times, it’s the best!
I like seeing old structures and how sound they built years ago, and the artistic design used of the time.
Great Video!👍
It’s totally different than the plain jane structures built in recent times
Too bad about all the damn graffiti.
Anxiety kicking in whenever you went close to the edges 😝
Agreed!! Felt a chill run up my back everytime he filmed over the edge!!
Those closed in spaces where you can't turn around get to me.
honestly i was getting pangs of nausea, I guess I do have fear of heights
and he was looking at the camera. It wouldn't take much to stray right off the edge.
IKR same here lol
I lived in Blairstown NJ from 1967 to 1980, and continued to visit family there until about 1990. I remember my awe as I stumbled upon this bridge while exploring on my bicycle. That rail line went right past my best friend's house about 4 miles North-East, and I remember freight trains using that line. There's a fascinating history of transportation in that area, and the railroads there were one of the main reasons that Blairstown existed. That line replaced a much less train-friendly rail line that went through a narrow tunnel and steep hills near Manunka Chunk. Yes, there is a small village called Manunka Chunk! At one time, both railways were in operation at the same time, but that tunnel and the hills made the Paulinskill Viaduct win out over the other line. You might be able to explore that tunnel, but the last I heard, local farmers don't take too kindly to people doing this, as it involves trespassing in their fields. I could go on and on, but all I'll say is that I enjoyed your video a lot, and it brought back lots of childhood memories!
What they gonna do call the lgbqt& police New Jersey is a joke
I'm surprised by the fact that they don't have a way for the water to drain out. Love your videos and the history lessons you provide!!!
I guess there probably is drain, but it's blocked with dirt and trash.
I disagreed with his comment at 6:50-something, "this is _nice_ deep water." No, Chris, from what I saw, it's _nasty_ deep water!
@mottern _Exactly_ what I was thinking! Probably come down with the Creeping Crud or the Wobbling Ab-dabs.
@@oldenweery7510 or brain eating amoeba!
@@KadruH Can't forget _them!_
I’ve lived in NJ my entire life (40 years old) never heard of this spot. Thanks for the hard work you put into all your uploads.
Every time you drive down route 80 going into the Delaware Water Gap you go right underneath it, at least one section of it.
@@ramsayreid that's a different one, but on the same rail line, if you get off of Route 80 onto 94 towards Blairstown it's about 4 miles to the Viaduct in this video, and hey if you want, go to Blairstown it's where the movie Friday the 13th was filmed.
Likewise. I'm from Central Jersey and go hiking in Upstate and go hike the Blue Ridge Mountains, and not once have I ever heard of this place. Definitely going
Where are you from? I'm from Woodbridge (exit 11 t.p) and have never been there or heard of it either
IVE BEEN THERE! Even in that little hole you went through! It’s not far at all away from me
you have any candy left?
@@voidremoved ?
@@voidremoved 🤣 "FREE CANDY"
Give up your address.
@Samson Holdsworth no way
As always, you show us the most interesting sites in America. Thank you!
Definitely appreciate all your efforts in showing these cool places!!!!!!!
I live about 25 mins from the Viaduct. There is a smaller one that crosses the Delaware. I've walked and driven over it, but never underneath in the archways. Nice stuff!
thanx!...brings back many memories!...used to party there in h.s.-early seventies, when freight trains were still using it ...did the usual pennies, beer cans, etc on tracks to crush them...the manholes were located between the tracks...very fun to be in there when a train went by..you could pop your head out just enough to scare the crap outta you!!!....we used to climb the arches and also just sit on the edges and enjoy the views.....don't remember all the graffiti, some initials mostly, but mostly gray, blank walls....i hope the boards in the piers are not the same ones from the seventies!!...also, at time there were no ropes.......spent a number of nite time beer parties there that were alot of fun (and it also qualifies as one the strangest places in my travels that i've had "relations" in).......never had any trouble with authoritys, tho if seen by the train crews, they would really lay on the horn!!!...come to find out they had an agreement with the local cops that, that was a signal that there were trespassers...however, the viaduct was in the jurisdiction of a small town just northwest called Columbia..which had 1 full time officer and 2 p/t, and they were usually "unavailable'......they would call the state troopers, which meant you had at least an hour to wrap up party!!...at the time, in northwest nj..a lot towns did not have their own force, so they contracted with the state and in that area, they were always tied up with problems on the highways....i don't know about them resurrecting the train service, there was talk of making it part of hiking routes through the area....further north they did that in the paulinskill lake area, stillwater, nj...running along the east side of the lake......oh and your tshirt reminded me of my 65 vw bus that used to take me there!
Right at 7:17 when you test the board before going over the water it sounds like the ghost is laughing at you
He never shows his face but you can tell by the panning shots that he has a cameraman with him in this video. That was certainly that guy laughing, not any ghost.
@@Panther-chan well duh
@@dima97 there are people that think he's all alone on these believe it or not.
@@rjskum688 I know lol. People are so stupid, it baffles me
@@dima97 didn’t have to come at me like that 😭😭😭😭
The Romans were building arch based bridges like this since about the first century. They're still standing.
They also used concrete in some buildings.
@@bobgillis1137 they used a lot of concrete. Romans used concrete that set in water to build their whalfs. If Rome hadn't fallen we'd be a few hundred years in advance of now technology wise I reckon as we lost that knowledge for hundreds of years before it was rediscovered.
The aqueducts are still standing over there.
they never had 200 ton diesel loomotives
I had no idea that’s how they were built. Thanks for the info and as usual great video! Cheers!
I hope NJ transit rebuilds those tracks and runs trains down there someday
No that shit will wake me up everyday hahahaha
They started laying tracks out of the yard in Port Morris a few years back. They made it about a mile and stopped because they didn't have the rights to cross a road.
@@cjc_0167 oof, atleast they are starting
They could pave it and make it a high speed express bus way.
Some of that Graffiti artwork is really impressive, a handful of talented artists in every region, I've noticed. Across the U.S. 👍
As a construction guy with over 40 years of experience with scaffolds I am impressed the slacker that would go thru so much just to do graffiti would carry scaffold boards to the bottom of these. Those things are heavy. ;-)
Yeah, NO... After watching this, my backside is now the strongest muscle in my body. I don't like heights OR confined spaces.
Eeeuuuuu you got my respect or what bravery or stupidity. No really it is beautiful thank you for this information all that defacing people can't leave things alone becareful
😃
That bridge has an amazing view.
Oh my goodness! I hate tight spaces, and heights, you got guts. LOL The structure is beautiful though, and very historically interesting. One thing about it, the graffiti lightens it up, not boring. Great job.
We used to party in/on there back in the day. It's like seeing an old friend after all these years.
My tags are probably under an inch of paint now, lol.
- Roxbury High School Class of '95
Sussex vo-tech class of 95'
I party there before that. North Warren 88. I think his dates are off by a few years lived in Columbia NJ and there is a bridge like it that crosses the river into pa . My brothers and friends road dirt bikes from Columbia to Blairstown on those tracks and that was late 70s early 80s . It was abandoned for a time before that. He must be talking of the tracks not the bridge . Northern parts through Northwestern area was still used then
I just recently found your channel and I’m so happy. I’ve watched quite a few explorer vloggers but your content really hits the spot for me! Love the original picture comparisons, your humor, etc. Perfect mixture! Now I’m off to binge the rest of your videos. 😂
OMG- my heart is pounding! I’m claustrophobic!! I really hope someone is with you. Please don’t go alone.... what if you sprained or broke your ankle?!? 🥺
Thank you for all the adventures you take us on. Your videos are so engaging. They are full of historical facts along with forgotten or untold stories. I look forward to watching them.
I really enjoy your videos, you cover such a variety of subjects, and each one is so well done. Thank you!
I love all your videos. THIS one is my new fav, next to the one where you go into all those windswept sand caves.
Thanks so much for sharing.
Cheers!
Access to those arches for our entertainment deserves a 'like'. Great content in every episode btw 👌
I appreciate your effort Chris, that was a journey to adventure ! Great job.
This is so cool!!! Thank you for showing us.
Another masterful video!
You always do two things…
The viewer is right there with you meanwhile, in a way, you’re also teaching something to the viewers and that makes all of the difference.
i have to hand it to you, you are one brave and energetic dude. thanks for another great adventure!
Whoa, looking through that line of arches was like some kind of psychedelic acid trip lol. But I couldn't help but wonder when you were first trying to get down there, if you thought for a moment "what the hell am I doing?"
Myself and some friends went through the entire thing at night with flashlights about 20 years ago. There is also some amazing trout fishing in the river below.
Thank you so much for all these videos, so many cool places that everyone’s able to see because of you!
As someone previously mentioned, it's good to see someone just being themselves. Keep up the great work 👍🏼
Underneath the viaduct was a station for the NYSW railroad, a turntable pit, and yard tracks. Just west of this location was the junction of the LNE railroad. Hainesburg also had a general store along Rt.94,the Hainesburg Inn (nightclub during the 1970's). There is a lot of history in this area.
Thank you for going to places I would not ever be able to.... it's fun seeing things like this and the construction of hidden places.
At first glance I thought it was the Tunkhannock viaduct .. looks exactly the same. FYI the Tunkhannock bridge is still used today. It's massive!
Both were built by the same builder.
Always great videos... Thanks !
We used to bungee jump over the water back in the day. All the time. Camped at night on the top n explored the entire place. Very cool
You Sir are very pleasant to watch and listen to
Awesome videos!!! Best ones I watch on here. Keep em coming!!!!
I've been there a number of times. My dad used to bring me as a kid cause I loved the old RR stuff. There would always be people there bungee jumping. I went right before I moved from NJ in 2019 and it was such a cool blast from the past to revisit something from my childhood. My dad and I always called it the Lackawanna Cutoff.
Quickly becoming my fave YT channel. Incredible quality and I jus F wit it
Please be careful.Amazing place,The scenery's beautiful.,looking out over the trees.👍❤️
MORE THAN WONDERFUL !! Thank you for your time and effort. Bless from Chattanooga, Tennessee. !!!!
Love your videos and the time you take to explain and explore what you are seeing and doing.
Thanks for posting. Glad you made it back safe. That was a tight treacherous squeeze below the man hole cover....
I hope this piece of vital infrastructure will be put back into service some day. The whole "cut off' is amazing. Thanks for posting.
I think there's a good chance. Amtrak has posted future lines. Biden is a big train guy & hopefully the infrastructure bill will pay for it. 🚂
This one left me breathless. Those tight spaces made me feel panicky as I am a bit claustrophobic. The views from up top are amazing but dangerously high if someone took a tumble over the edge. Great video that left me filled with anxiety and excitement.
Something just told me to find this minutes after it was posted, and as always I am in for a treat. Keep on exploring and challenging us to think about our world, Chris.
There is some very cool, colorful graffiti.
WOW!!!So glad you do these, absoultey no way i could ever do that! You have taken me to places i could have never have seen, Thank you :)
I love old, abandoned structures! Keep on doing the videos! I'm Pretty much used up with arthritis, now, so I'll Depend on you to do the crawling around places like the via duct, now!
I have to commend you on this one because I was getting high anxiety just watching you and the view. 🦋✌️🌹🙏❤️
Excellent video. I would not have the nerve to go down those spots in the bridge and to walk up to the edge and look down. I’m amazed how the engineers thought of ways to inspect that bridge and then how it was constructed. Thank you for taking me there.🙂
Oh my! I could not have walked that but thank you for allowing me to see it thru your eyes and camera! People climb thru at night....wowzer!!
Chris, you are a very brave man to go down in that hole!! You did a fantastic job with your video!!
I love your videos. I always learn so much. I hear a Rhode Island accent ? Maybe ?? Definitely North Eastern. I’m a born and raised RHode Islander now living in Eastern Tennessee Mountains 🇺🇸🇺🇸. Keep up the great videos. Your a natural 🙏
Hey Thanks for the Tour I found it quite good and I learned something I didn't know. Cheers
Thanks man. Great videos as always.
All the king horses and...
Now thats more like you Chris! Welcoome back! 👍👍👍
Extremely cool video, thank you. It's a superb viaduct.
Long may you keep doing it and providing us with such enjoyable videos.🐻🤗👍
Thanks for another great video !!!
Watching you from Melbourne , Australia 🇦🇺 You have some great videos , keep em coming 😀😀
Hey dont worry how long you could be doing this tough stuff. Just do it day by day and enjoy it. It is so amazing what you do and when I see you in your videos I say hi to you too.
Really interesting vid today...thanks for your efforts and for posting.
This is awesome. Subscriber from UK. We have loads of abandoned train tunnels and bridges here this one looks really unique tho. Love how you've captured it and most of the graffiti is done well and adds to its charm
Another Phenomenal Video And Bridge All The Best 120%.
Amazing architecture. Thanks for sharing this.
Awesome! Great exploring! Keep hydrated
Friends and I used to ride a homemade rail car out here around 1980 or so. I've been through this viaduct several times. The echo chambers were awesome.
Awesome video; thanks for doing what I can no longer do - so fun.
Glad I found your channel. 💯
When you got close to those edges high up it triggered my vertigo. Got really dizzy and my legs felt weak. Love the places you go cuz I could never go there. Thanks.
I used to work on a rail starting in Danville,Pa. There was some bridges like this and some abandoned hotels on the railway. I never got to explore the hotels, but they looked really cool.
This is my kind of restday, drinking coffee while watching mobile instinct and lamont.
Very cool, thanks for the tour.
THAT... Is a very cool find. Reminds me of the underground apartment & storage benieth the Hollywood Fwy @ Vine St. (Capital Records) in Hollywood.
That was awesome, thanks for the tour!
Been watching you for a long time now love your videos. Keep up the great 👍 work
You went above and beyond in this little adventure. I like your style
Amazing video as always
The engineering fan in me appreciated the time you took to explore the bridge. The Rick & Morty fan in me absolutely loved the Allen Rails artwork at 8:13.
Ive always wondered about this when i drive by. Thank you!
i lived near the bridge in the 90s never got up top. thanks for the video, hope they put tracks back up there someday.
Great video! Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this!
Chris can you go to the Jersey pines where the “jersey devil” is supposed to live? It’d be cool to see a tour through the area
That's doable. Not that hard to get to Leeds Point NJ
You mean where Robert Zarinsky or Richard Kulkinski used to live? Haha
CD D The Iceman used to live in Dumont with his family. A friend of mine lived in the same neighborhood & he used to come to back yard BBQs.
@@samanthab1923 Really? Glad they stayed on his good side!
Remarkable. Thanks for the video. 👍
very interesting place you do make some great videos I always watch them well done my friend keep up the good work
That's so cool Chris.
No way I'd go down there.
getting back out would be harder I would worry that bullies are waiting out there to hurt me as soon as I poked my head out. Thats why I never left. Do you like Candy?
Who knew New Jersey was so lush? Beautiful!
Great video. For being over 100 years that bridge has held up very well!
Some of the artwork is amazing.
Jeez my vertigo had me tingling with this video 🤣🤣 Exceptional content as always! Thank you, and hats off to your urban exploration skills sir