I'm surprised California has any dams. They keep approving to build mansion after mansion after mansion of 36,000 square feet with two pools, a hot tub, a water feature and fountains that suck up millions of gallons of water before it would ever reach a dam, and hold back enough water to irrigate crops. California governors especially Gavin NewScum has a mind-set, "RULES ARE FOR THEE, NOT FOR ME" and the hell with everyone.
It wasn't a bridge on the East coast that started it, it was a bridge in Colorado on U.S. 50 between Montrose and Gunnison that was closed because it showed some cracks.
Not this first time for this procedure on this bridge. Seems they do this dance about every 10 years. Though, it is the first time since adding the weight of enclosed deck surface. It used to be open between the lanes
I used to work nuclear plants. 37 years ago, I went under a reactor vessel in north Spain with a UT/ultrasonic testing specialist. Older plant. Newer plants had improved materials. I remember asking Dave what he’ll do down the road. Big bald guy. Looks at me with a twinkle. “There’ll always be cracks.” I’ll bet Dave’s not with us (he was near retirement) but the cracks are.
California is the only state that requires all civil engineers to pass a seismic exam in order to be licensed. Infrastructures in California are built with much higher standards so they survive in earthquakes
@@huaqingzhu5928 Good to know but----------where were they when Millenium Tower in San Francisco was approved to be constructed on flawed footings by NOT hitting bedrock causing it to lean like the Tower of Pisa ??? I question if construction plans were changed to cut costs after approval by reliable engineers causing problems ??? This has been known to happen. Plans were changed to cut costs after approval.
@@larrybruce4856 Not sure about this specific case, but if everyone plays by the book, any design change has to be approved by the design engineer. Sometimes shady contractors cut corner for more profit but that's not likely to happen on a large project since there'd be so many whistle blowers.
Same is done here in Australia on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, it also takes a whole year to paint it. But, that's what you gotta do to maintain something like that. It doest look after itself.
Seems to me in 1978 a massive bridge failure happen on I 95 in Connecticut or Pennsylvania, my wife and I were visiting in Connecticut and had used the bridge the previous night, we saw it on the news the next morning. Believe it was a pin failure.
THERE WAS THE MYANISIS BRIDGE COLLAPSE IN 1983 WHERE4 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN MY STATE OF CT THERE WAS THE TOLL FIRE WHERE 7 PEOPLE KILLED WHEN TANKER SLAMMED INTO THE BOOTH 75 FOOT DROP WHEN IT FELL 18 WHEELER DROVE OFF HEAD FIRST
We hated that bridge. It was that high because they thought the American River was going to be dammed and the water sent to L.A. We fought it like mad and won.
Yeah let's just skip the inspection or do it for cheaper and just inspect every other weld. I'm sure in Texas they would skip inspecting it entirely and then charge taxpayers more when it fails. Or they'd try to turn it into another toll road, and still have that fail as well.
Yeah, imagine if Trump was elected, he'd cut all that type of spending. This is why The Dems pushed for the Infrastructure Bill to be passed, so things like this bridge get inspected, instead of being neglected, to one day, crash to the valley floor, killing 32 people, all because Donny wanted a new gold plated toilet in his office.
This bridge has received considerable and continuing maintenance and inspection. It most recently had inspection work on every single connection followed by a painting. It also had upgrades on the abutments as well, it’s in good shape. Better examinations of railroad bridges is required all across the country.
@@alanrobinson4318 To be honest, I love California. I enjoy visiting it. The negativity about it in recent years made me think it is falling apart, but I think that criticism became overkill. At least for me. The whole state can't be falling apart. So now I try to get background info. I decided it has problems. No doubt. But I don't want to hate the state either. It holds good memories of family members who have passed away. Places I went with them, etc.
@@pablohassan6897 More likely it was spent on pensions and healthcare for state bureaucrats 😂 Now when it’s last minute, and things are on the verge of falling apart, now and only now, do they spend the money, when it would have cost much less to just maintain yearly.
Well, that's what infrastructure means. It's let go for so long it's like we are putting money where it should've been put in to keep all safe and frankly if done regularly and rightly, not cheaply our monies wouldn't be wasted on junk as it has been. Thanks Biden.
That is another few million $$$ just for looking at it. Ignoring all the rusts and missing bolts. Just write it on the report and do absolutely nothing about it.
There was supposed to be a lake under the bridge, that's why it's so high. But the Auburn Dam was never built.
Nice "insight" to the story. But I guess that project is now just water under the bridge
I'm surprised California has any dams. They keep approving to build mansion after mansion after mansion of
36,000 square feet with two pools, a hot tub, a water feature and fountains that suck up millions of gallons of water before it would ever reach a dam, and hold back enough water to irrigate crops. California governors especially Gavin NewScum has a mind-set, "RULES ARE FOR THEE, NOT FOR ME" and the hell with everyone.
@@ValuedTeamMembersee yourself out
It wasn't a bridge on the East coast that started it, it was a bridge in Colorado on U.S. 50 between Montrose and Gunnison that was closed because it showed some cracks.
Not this first time for this procedure on this bridge. Seems they do this dance about every 10 years. Though, it is the first time since adding the weight of enclosed deck surface. It used to be open between the lanes
I wonder if this is from the bridge failure near Gunnison Colorado ? Same steel.
I used to work nuclear plants. 37 years ago, I went under a reactor vessel in north Spain with a UT/ultrasonic testing specialist. Older plant. Newer plants had improved materials. I remember asking Dave what he’ll do down the road.
Big bald guy. Looks at me with a twinkle. “There’ll always be cracks.”
I’ll bet Dave’s not with us (he was near retirement) but the cracks are.
~9 months? That sounds screaming fast to me. Just saying. Thank you daring young men (and women) in your flying basket machines.
We don’t get corrosive weather here like in the east coast
But there are earthquakes which can tear out rivets, break welds and fracture steel.
@@larrybruce4856 oh yeah, I’m so used to quakes that I forgot
California is the only state that requires all civil engineers to pass a seismic exam in order to be licensed. Infrastructures in California are built with much higher standards so they survive in earthquakes
@@huaqingzhu5928 Good to know but----------where were they when Millenium Tower in San Francisco
was approved to be constructed on flawed footings by NOT hitting bedrock causing it to lean like the Tower of Pisa ??? I question if construction plans were changed to cut costs after approval by reliable engineers causing problems ??? This has been known to happen. Plans were changed to cut costs after approval.
@@larrybruce4856 Not sure about this specific case, but if everyone plays by the book, any design change has to be approved by the design engineer. Sometimes shady contractors cut corner for more profit but that's not likely to happen on a large project since there'd be so many whistle blowers.
This bridge was made of a particular steel imported from Japan, as it was not generally available at the time in the USA.
Nine months of ultrasounds? Hell… the baby will be born by the time they’re done.😉
Same is done here in Australia on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, it also takes a whole year to paint it. But, that's what you gotta do to maintain something like that. It doest look after itself.
Seems to me in 1978 a massive bridge failure happen on I 95 in Connecticut or Pennsylvania, my wife and I were visiting in Connecticut and had used the bridge the previous night, we saw it on the news the next morning. Believe it was a pin failure.
THERE WAS THE MYANISIS BRIDGE COLLAPSE IN 1983 WHERE4 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN MY STATE OF CT
THERE WAS THE TOLL FIRE WHERE 7 PEOPLE KILLED WHEN TANKER SLAMMED INTO THE BOOTH
75 FOOT DROP WHEN IT FELL
18 WHEELER DROVE OFF HEAD FIRST
It's the bridge Xander Cage drive his stolen vette off of. 😎
YEA I BELEIVE SO
I THINK THE OCEANS 8 FILM WITH SANDRA BULLOCK AT THE END WHERE THE BLOND ON HER MOTORCYCLE GOES OVER
That was a great movie, actually had realistic action in the movie unlike todays garbage
Cool job
We hated that bridge. It was that high because they thought the American River was going to be dammed and the water sent to L.A. We fought it like mad and won.
Na, earthquake fault won.
Wearing shades while talking about what you can and cannot see is kind of funny to me😂😂😂
Hey, they are in CA. The sun is bright in these parts. Unless there's a wildfire, it's clear skies morning to night.
Maybe it’s undergoing MAJOR INSPECTIONS because it is CALIFORNIA’s TALLEST BRIDGE… Nothing to see here…
Inspect a whole bridge for the cost of one single family home in California. Deal
Yeah let's just skip the inspection or do it for cheaper and just inspect every other weld. I'm sure in Texas they would skip inspecting it entirely and then charge taxpayers more when it fails. Or they'd try to turn it into another toll road, and still have that fail as well.
Lets not inspect it and save the money then when something happens blame it on the officials for not inspecting it😂
Yeah, imagine if Trump was elected, he'd cut all that type of spending. This is why The Dems pushed for the Infrastructure Bill to be passed, so things like this bridge get inspected, instead of being neglected, to one day, crash to the valley floor, killing 32 people, all because Donny wanted a new gold plated toilet in his office.
Knowing California's penchant for lack of maintenance on EVERYTHING, this is LONG OVERDUE.
Not sure this is maintence. Apparently, the govt has requested testing because the same weld material is cracking on east coast bridges.
@velvetbees There's a slew of vids out there highlighting a lack of essential inspections, ignoring recommendations, etc. on road infrastructure.
This bridge has received considerable and continuing maintenance and inspection. It most recently had inspection work on every single connection followed by a painting. It also had upgrades on the abutments as well, it’s in good shape. Better examinations of railroad bridges is required all across the country.
@@alanrobinson4318 To be honest, I love California. I enjoy visiting it. The negativity about it in recent years made me think it is falling apart, but I think that criticism became overkill. At least for me. The whole state can't be falling apart. So now I try to get background info. I decided it has problems. No doubt. But I don't want to hate the state either. It holds good memories of family members who have passed away. Places I went with them, etc.
18 months.... it's California.
They work like they live....EASY AND LAID BACK.
282 welds
I assume you're a civil engineer with experience of weld inspection in dangerous environments?
Spoken like an idiot not from California
6.2M project will inflate to 20M+...that's how we do it in California.
MAYBE NEWSOMES ILLEGALS WILL HELP BUILD
You're crazy bro. No way i could take those heights getting underneath that bridge to do inspections.
How much you wanna bet that they claim the bridge is unsafe and they shut it down?
I, too, trust CA to make whichever decision is the worst.
This "your reporter" gimmick is stupid
Your comment is stupid.
such a joke dude. this is not news. This is one company checking the amount of metal left on a bridge.
Hmmmm…what happened to all that infrastructure money promised to maintain these bridges, dams, tunnels, highways….
Yeah, who knows...lol... could it be that it's ACTUALLY being spent on what it's ACTUALLY allocated for??!! lol, oh the shock!! 😉🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@pablohassan6897 More likely it was spent on pensions and healthcare for state bureaucrats 😂
Now when it’s last minute, and things are on the verge of falling apart, now and only now, do they spend the money, when it would have cost much less to just maintain yearly.
Well, that's what infrastructure means. It's let go for so long it's like we are putting money where it should've been put in to keep all safe and frankly if done regularly and rightly, not cheaply our monies wouldn't be wasted on junk as it has been. Thanks Biden.
These jobs are for robots.
So what happens if they FIND cracks? What is the budget to fix the bridge? Are they fixing as they go along? LOTS missing from this story.
YOU GO BRIDGES IN EUROPE LIKE 400 PLUS YRS OLD AND STILL STANDING
NO ISSUES
AMERICA NEVER LEARNS
THATS BECAUSE THE BRIDGES IN EUROPE ARE MADE OF STONE, NOT METAL.
YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY NEVER LEARNED....
Most bridges in the US need help,, but no money right now, Ukraine is driving us dry.
746 feet is the height of the Golden Gate Bridge towers and Foresthill Bridge is 730 feet. Not the tallest or highest bridge.
They're referring to roadway height
Oh good grief. Really?
Always a nit picker, SMH. They are referring to the roadbed hight Brain trust.
The Millau Viaduct in France is even higher, at 885 feet roadway height (1125 feet top height)...
There's ten zillion different notions of tallest buildng, tallest bridge, tallest mountain etc... due to different notions of the bottom and the top.
don't worry, the taxpayers have it.
The taxpayers use it. They should pay for it.
You suggest that the Foresthill Bridge Corporation foot the bill?
I'd rather pay for professional engineering services to ensure safety than pay for multiple unnecessary funerals
That is another few million $$$ just for looking at it. Ignoring all the rusts and missing bolts. Just write it on the report and do absolutely nothing about it.