They built a new bridge because of tanker ships. New tanker ships are very tall and the existing bridge was too low. The new bridge is high enough for new tanker ships to go under
Not tankers, container ships. tankers are not particularly tall, but container ships have been getting much bigger for years, and this design will accommodate the largest, which keeps POLB competitive for shipping companies and terminal operators. Also, you can't add lanes to a bridge. That would be building another bridge.
#EarthCam, use the metric system please! It is much more logical and practical than the U.S. customary units. The metric system is the internationally used system of measurement used in virtually all countries and is used in every field of occupation, including architecture, construction, documentary, and even time-lapse videos, which you specialize in. NASA, and the U.S. military use the metric system. The best part about the metric system is that it is based on decimal numbers. A human has 10 digits on their fingers and toes. Description: "This signature time-lapse documents 7 years of construction at the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project. This iconic new bridge will carry 18 million vehicle trips per year, and has the highest vertical clearance of any cable-stayed bridge in the U.S. Watch this incredible project come to life, and see the city’s highest structures (157 meters) rise up to form this critical link in the nation’s trade system. The bridge creates a major improvement for California’s transportation corridor." Here is a conversion table of metric units: 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters (1 km = 1,000 m) 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters or 100 centimeters (1 m = 1,000 m = 100 cm) 1 kilogram = 1,000 grams (1 kg = 1,000 g) 1 gram = 1,000 milligrams (1 g = 1,000 mg) 1 cubic kilometer = 1,000,000 cubic meters (1 km^3 = 1,000,000 m) 1 cubic meter = 1,000 liters (1 m^3 = 1,000 L) 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters or 1,000,000 microliters (1 L = 1,000 mL = 1,000,000 μL) 1 square kilometer = 1,000,000 square meters (1 km^3 = 1,000,000 m^2) 1 hectare = 10,000 square meters (1 h = 10,000 m^2) 0 degrees Celsius is the freezing point of water (0 °C) 100 degrees Celsius is the boiling point of water (100 °C) Here is a conversion from U.S. customary units to metric units 1 mile = 5,280 feet = 1.609344 kilometers 1 yard = 3 feet = 0.9144 meters 1 foot = 0.3048 meters or 304.8 millimeters or 30.48 centimeters Fahrenheit (°F) = (Celsius (°C) * 9/5) + 32 Celsius (°C) = (Fahrenheit (°F) - 32 ) * 5/9 212 °F = 100 °C 32 °F = 0 °C
Sir, you clearly are not an engineer or someone who works in construction. Both get used, but the US customary units are more often used in construction projects around the world. This is mostly because using cubic feet or square feet to define a volume or area tends to give the person paying for the projects a more practical sense of scale. Metric has a number of shortcomings as it is impractically precise for the real world. Ships are measured by international standards that use the imperial system of units of feet and inches. This is due to many things, including a number of major shipping routes having their tightest points being built to the British imperial standards. These included the locks of the Suez Canal, and the Panama canal. That is why the description references feet of clearance below the new bridge for ships. Metric is really useful for scientific research, but is painfully impractical for most real world problems and their solutions.
GTA V- Adds Gerald Desmond Bridge
7 years later: new one is finished but no GTA VI
Shame
That's a big bridge
I remember that we still drive through the old bridge between NJ and NY when the new bridge still in construction.
Looks Great
Its really cool looking at the tide as it goes up and down
I love these types of videos! Great job! 🤘🤘
It’s nice that you can see the Water Level going up and down.
cool time lapse
I love seeing this bridge I’ve been across it I live in San Pedro ca
Why didn't they just add more lanes to the existing Bridge?
They built a new bridge because of tanker ships. New tanker ships are very tall and the existing bridge was too low. The new bridge is high enough for new tanker ships to go under
LightninLarry big brain
@@lightninlarry8936 Also the previous bridge was starting to fall apart.
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Not tankers, container ships. tankers are not particularly tall, but container ships have been getting much bigger for years, and this design will accommodate the largest, which keeps POLB competitive for shipping companies and terminal operators. Also, you can't add lanes to a bridge. That would be building another bridge.
Hey will there be a full timelapse of the SoFi Stadium? Would be awesome to see how it really turned out in the end.
Yes there is
That’s in la?
Desmond Park Construction Timelapse April 2013 - 2014
#EarthCam, use the metric system please! It is much more logical and practical than the U.S. customary units. The metric system is the internationally used system of measurement used in virtually all countries and is used in every field of occupation, including architecture, construction, documentary, and even time-lapse videos, which you specialize in. NASA, and the U.S. military use the metric system.
The best part about the metric system is that it is based on decimal numbers. A human has 10 digits on their fingers and toes.
Description: "This signature time-lapse documents 7 years of construction at the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project. This iconic new bridge will carry 18 million vehicle trips per year, and has the highest vertical clearance of any cable-stayed bridge in the U.S.
Watch this incredible project come to life, and see the city’s highest structures (157 meters) rise up to form this critical link in the nation’s trade system. The bridge creates a major improvement for California’s transportation corridor."
Here is a conversion table of metric units:
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters (1 km = 1,000 m)
1 meter = 1,000 millimeters or 100 centimeters (1 m = 1,000 m = 100 cm)
1 kilogram = 1,000 grams (1 kg = 1,000 g)
1 gram = 1,000 milligrams (1 g = 1,000 mg)
1 cubic kilometer = 1,000,000 cubic meters (1 km^3 = 1,000,000 m)
1 cubic meter = 1,000 liters (1 m^3 = 1,000 L)
1 liter = 1,000 milliliters or 1,000,000 microliters (1 L = 1,000 mL = 1,000,000 μL)
1 square kilometer = 1,000,000 square meters (1 km^3 = 1,000,000 m^2)
1 hectare = 10,000 square meters (1 h = 10,000 m^2)
0 degrees Celsius is the freezing point of water (0 °C)
100 degrees Celsius is the boiling point of water (100 °C)
Here is a conversion from U.S. customary units to metric units
1 mile = 5,280 feet = 1.609344 kilometers
1 yard = 3 feet = 0.9144 meters
1 foot = 0.3048 meters or 304.8 millimeters or 30.48 centimeters
Fahrenheit (°F) = (Celsius (°C) * 9/5) + 32
Celsius (°C) = (Fahrenheit (°F) - 32 ) * 5/9
212 °F = 100 °C
32 °F = 0 °C
Sir, you clearly are not an engineer or someone who works in construction. Both get used, but the US customary units are more often used in construction projects around the world. This is mostly because using cubic feet or square feet to define a volume or area tends to give the person paying for the projects a more practical sense of scale. Metric has a number of shortcomings as it is impractically precise for the real world. Ships are measured by international standards that use the imperial system of units of feet and inches. This is due to many things, including a number of major shipping routes having their tightest points being built to the British imperial standards. These included the locks of the Suez Canal, and the Panama canal. That is why the description references feet of clearance below the new bridge for ships. Metric is really useful for scientific research, but is painfully impractical for most real world problems and their solutions.
You did not have to write an essay about it.
cool
I remember San Pedro bridge charge you just to cross from long beach. That's ridiculous 😠
Why did they need such a big bridge?
Newer container ships are taller
Yeah when they finished the old one, it was already obsolete. Also chunks of concrete would fall off
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i like the old one better
That’s a tall crane
7 years ford focus parking 😀
I wanted to write on Russian, but unfortunately not everyone will understand ...
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