Extreme Engineering - SE1E05 [part1/5] - Bridging the bering strait

[MrNoyl]

Russia and America building bridge's...what a lovelly thought.

[MrNoyl]

I could drive from England to America! if I really wanted to that is.

[Infinite689]

What's the point? Flying is way more quicker

[gojkob99]

wouldn't it make more sense to put the trains on top level, as trains are more resistant to wind and weather

[H1TMANactual]

Why? No one lives there!

[Advanium]

@H1TMANactual at 4:22 you have your answer. cheers.

[viteusthemad]

Building A Tunnel Is the better way to go it can be used year round and is protected from the elements.

[dudeihavenoalias]

4:34 Wow how America-centric is that? Maybe Russia wants to do something else with the oil -- it is, after all, in Siberia :-/

[blacksupra001]

there is no FUCKING way i would ever drive across such a bridge....ever !!!

[castlecrystal]

What now is it planned a tunnel or bridge?

[godwin1020]

but the great wall isnt visible in space.....

[FortNikitaBullion]

You would need a lot more than 2 lanes on such a bridge.

[TheSovietSuperpower]

@IAPETUSGIANTS It was originally introduced in 1905 by Czar Nicolas the II to strengthen ties between Russia and the US, however when Lenin took power he canceled the project seeing as it was a massive waste of money at the time and Lenin was very hostile towards the US for several reasons, including exploitation and invasion.

[Dolphin8097]

At 2:30 on the left side of the screen a bus glitches out and drives diagonally down the road. :D

[IAPETUSGIANTS]

Well, they aren't. You need to read Putin's latest hate words against America.

[VeradoonKing]

@IAPETUSGIANTS

you know the russian government lately approved a tunnel between siberia and alska? that's the good news. the bad news? this might take 20+ years.

[IAPETUSGIANTS]

LOL! Russia and China are America's ENEMIES. Funny how these idiots can't see they would actually be building a free access INVASION ROUTE from Asia to North America and the U.S.; and I'm sure paid 90% by American taxpayers for their own systematic and mass extermination. What clown came up with this idea? Obama?

[BigJohnTheEmperor]

@IAPETUSGIANTS I agree that China is our enemy. But I've been to

Russian many times, and the Cold War is over. If we ever fight Red

China in a war, hope and pray that Russia is on our side!

[tigger7740]

And how much fuel would be needed in the tank?...These people come up with these crazy ideas.

[CreativeDude111]

the bridge by itself maintaining cost will be so high! do not think it will be cost effective !!!

[tubester4567]

I cant see the point. Its too remote to be useful to people. It would take days just to reach the bridge, by vehicle, then the bridge is closed for most of the year because of snow.Who wants to drive for so long in those conditions when you can fly and get there much quicker.

[itsallovernowWD]

@tubester4567 flight is more expensive

[skind9119]

when he says you can see the great wall of china from space... he lies!

[TheIntelexual]

For this to work it couldn't be an automobile bridge. It'd have to be a high-speed MAGLEV rail line.

[LEMMlNGSmaster]

FOLKS, PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO IMAGINE ASIA AND NORTH AMERICA COLLIDING, The time would have come a long time ago, except for 1 problem: The west boundary of the North American plate has already collided with Asia, but the 2 connected in the middle of Siberia, Russia. So there never was hope. But I have an idea and I hope it comes true in my life time, or that i can make it happen.

[amopower1]

I could drive to NewYork from Liverpool...if I really felt the need to that is. Perhaps if they incorporated the super trains into the idea it could offer great trade routes.

[stroypa]

heard of this thing called an AEROPLANE?

[chocolatethander]

finally, time travel

[Niccaman]

Rush hour would be a bitch...

[graham640]

to over come the problem of the strong winds the bridges road section on top could be a sealed unit two storng walls and a overhead roof

[nokuhobune]

yea right russia will never agree with that lolololo

[America100000able]

Unfortunately T.Y. Lin is dead now so someone else would have to fulfill his dreams of building a Bering Strait Bridge.

[tnguyen318]

Does anybody know the possibility of the Bridge?

[America100000able]

@tnguyen318

That depends. There are technical limits, and cost limits. The bridge can be built, but is it worth the price tag.

[tnguyen318]

How safe or practical will it be? How are weather conditions?

[xMrAweSoMnEsSx]

is this civil engineering

[America100000able]

@xMrAweSoMnEsSx

Yeah

[ashakydd]

The ultimate issue with this idea is that the bridge would be in the middle of no-where. You would have to build massive highway infrastructure on both sides which would, for one, be a pain to keep open all year round.

And what would the be the point of building it? Cargo hauling? They would be better off with a train bridge, something meant to haul cargo. A road bridge would only help trucks which is inefficient.

[BennyB5555]

As far as being able to drive around the world (except major island nations and Australia) we technically can drive from Alaska to South America but who really does? Just because "they" say it will connect the world with a "super highway" it doesn't mean people will actually do it. Who would want to? I have thought about driving to South America for shits and giggles but I would probably get caught up in Central America somehow.

[BennyB5555]

Exactly - the Russians are not going to be so willing to allow the Americans to just help themselves to Russia's resources. Alaska has just as much. Across from Nome, Alaska is the Russian Provence of Chukotka. Anadyr is a neat far east Russian fishing town. Both Alaska and Chukotka could have more cities existing however people would have to want to move there. There is definitely room. As far as being able to drive around the world (except Australia) we technically can drive from Alaska to So

[AgrivatedKillah]

@BennyB5555 agreed.

Nobody want to drive hours.

Maybe a train or something where we don't have to drive.

[jimmywrangles]

Yeah, the Russians will just let the Americans build a bridge so they can take Siberia's oil.

Stupid ducumentary.

[IoSonoUomo]

I would never drive on this bridge. Think of how terrifying that would be. I'd be sick.

[gangstar44]

thank you ever so much for this, i subbed liked and an award is on the way for you for being the best youtube.

peace

as a civil engineer, THIS IS AMAZING AND GIVES ME MAJOR IDEAS. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE UPLOAD MORE.

thank you

[gangstar44]

thank you ever so much for this, i subbed liked and an award is on the way for you for being the best youtube.

peace

as a civil engineer, THIS IS AMAZING AND GIVES ME MAJOR IDEAS. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE UPLOAD MORE.

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[ITDXB]

What happens if there's a car crash or a target for terrorist attacks . Is there enough oil for cars to be able to travel , how would they deal with repairing the bridge , is it strong enough to withstand environmental hostility. Is there any need for a bridge when there are other alternatives.

[Christophevvv]

only 2 non-separated lanes? that's just stupid... one accident blocks all the traffic...

[BeeNinjas]

You see terrorist can just blow that up with TNT like three supports and the whole thing falls

[vorjay]

@BeeNinjas really? A Bridge that would have to be designed to witstand 5000 tons of force from ice hiting it could be taken out with TNT detonated on top of it?

[BeeNinjas]

@vorjay Bombs are still strong you can plant it on the weak spots like the top part where the strings connect

[vorjay]

@BeeNinjas um no. You would have to take out multiple parts, as bridges are over designed to begin with.

When has a terrorist taken out a major bridge?

[nealogz]

Is it built already?

[cellicarol]

-100 WInd Chill. I'd hate for my car to be broken down in that or imagine running out of gas? Gas stations in these conditions?

[doveisle]

There is no economic justification for building a bridge across the Bering Strait. Sea transport is cheaper for goods and air transport cheaper than land transport across such vast distances.

[MrChowahbeng]

who build it i will go blow it...

[cooliorox100]

0:24 More desolate than Antarctica?

[KaiserJames]

On the show Mega Engineering, they want a tunnel instead of a bridge. I think that's safer.

[yaroslave]

why would you bild a bridge when there is ni life! no citys!???

[delkhairio]

its not practical right?

[UncleFeedle]

I think having it open to vehicles at all is completely barking mad, especially with a mere two lanes. A breakdown or crash would be disastrous, bringing the whole bridge to a halt. Imagine all those vehicles backed up behind you, with no service lane for emergency vehicles to get through. You'd have hundreds (maybe thousands) of people all trapped above freezing ocean, miles from the nearest land in unpredictable weather. The design is absolutely insane, unless I'm missing something.

[LewisR2010]

this would be great, have Christmas day in Siberia and then go across the bridge and have it again in Alaska :D

[castlecrystal]

@LewisR2010 Best comment ever, make me smile:)

[gojkob99]

@LewisR2010 actually no, Russian Christians celebrate by the old/orogonal calendar, their Christmas is usually on Jan 7

[LewisR2010]

@gojkob99 well yes, but if you were someone who celebrated it on the 25th of December then it would be good!

[xv2ut]

as for the ice...GLOBAL WARMING WILL TAKE CARE OF IT!!!

[Firelife3]

@xv2ut what global warming? here in scandinavia we don´t see any global warming... :D

[xv2ut]

@Firelife3 yea i guess it'll take some time for that...contrast to Scandinavia, I have lived most of my life in the middle east, and the temperature frequently goes above 50 degrees Celsius in the summers...:D..

[Trainmaster189]

When high speed trains use the bridge, they'll also compete with container ships because of the idea of high speed freight trains. In different countries, there are different rail gauges and the high speed trains will have to change gauges in order to access other countries. There are experimental gauge change trains currently testing in Japan, going from Shinkansen (standard gauge) lines to conventional (narrow/cape gauge) lines & back. This is railway innovation that will be used one day.

[YourSoulEmbarks]

oil? how about we dont use oil completely

[PPiTTislakatamia]

new world order...it eventually ends up there...

[baby16gurl9]

what if you ran out of gas

[KIMONIJOHNSOON]

OBAMA NEED TO GET BUSY

[Typhoon2Spirit]

where is the gas station ?.....

[no1reallycaresabout2]

@Typhoon2Spirit Its assumd that ur car will hold enof gas to drive across

[BorrebytheViking]

@Typhoon2Spirit 55 miles means a fillup? lol

[claudelebel55]

Great idea - then Sara Palin could drive across the strait to visit her neighbours. This would have a very beneficial effect on her understanding of foreign affairs and the world economy. She needs to expand her horizons, open up to the world a little - Oklahoma and Alaska are not the only 'countries' in the world.

[kurtisokc]

Is it technically feasible?  Probably. But what would be the point? It would be a bridge from nowhere to nowhere. There are no major population centers anywhere near the Bering Strait on either the Alaska or Siberia side. There is no road network or railroad network on either side that comes anywhere near the straight. The cost just to build the roads and railroads leading up to the bridge over vast distances would be enormous.

[abysmalatrocious]

@kurtisokc Those are all great points, and many cite the concerns that there are no towns near the potential endpoints, and no roads leading up there. One idea I had, was that it could create the ability to transport goods, and people, in a less expensive way than air travel. I have to wonder how much is saved on energy, considering how far out of the way Baring St is. Could created jobs in the towns, but who wants to live in that polar climate?

[MrMosinNagant]

why is the road only two lanes

[daisypulido]

OMG! that's amazing and :o puppy!

[mrbenboy77]

Just because it is really long, does not mean it could be seen from space. It would be like looking at a thread from one thousand feet away

[turin1]

I haven't yet watched a single episode where construction teams weren't working around the clock.

It bloody took 30 years for them to design this, why hurry now?????????

[Surapat1994]

I think this is Russian idea, for sho.

[mazczan]

@Surapat1994 im its not...its an asian billionaire.

[BeamSurfer]

build ocean cities rooted to the sea bed....

[Sorrax]

Even if its possible no one would use it. I rather buy me a 300-400 airline ticket instead of wasting days driving in the cold and wasting more than 2000k+ gas money

[myvideosshared]

the great wall of china can NOT be seen from space as is said here. it would be like trying to find a motor way from space, it cannot be seen. it was said ya can see the great wall from space hundreds of years before anyone went into space and people still believe it

[MrMitchy27]

sounds like a good idea, but man... a bridge like this would so be open to things like terrorist attack, burst pipeline in the bridge etc.. and the maintenance costs with a long bridge like that would be costly I presume.

[mazczan]

@MrMitchy27 theres always a positive and negative effect in everything...this may sounds good but i dont think people is prepared enough for this.

[ITDXB]

Is this getting built or is this just simply an idea

[KitKat5533]

lol winds in the middle hases winds

[100000000years]

i think tunnel is better

[tdabamm12]

lol dude that would suck

[lianghaochen]

pfft, this won't make any economical sense at all

[rock3tcat]

@lianghaochen

Of course not, linking 2 of the biggest economical blocks together won't make anyone richer...Just watch the damn video and you'll know that this makes all the sense in the world.

[lianghaochen]

@rock3tcat i didn't know alaska/northern canada and far east regions of russia are significant players on the stage of world economics

[chachimely]

why not, Engineering has better condition than China when they built China Wall.

[qoohkLive7]

i rather

transatlantic tunnel!

with Maglev Train

[RadamezHQ]

how about a bridge from New York To Europe

[Pyrotyde]

tunnel... much easier

[bmwfanz]

ya they are building a tunnel across the ocean

[N00bcrunch3r]

@RadamezHQ

Waaaay to long!!

[tittyj2020]

What about building a bridge between the end of the Aleutian Island chain to the Kanchatka Penisula? The weather is a little better, and not so many ice flows

[danway60]

What about icy roads etc.? I'm all for these big engineering projects as I am an engineer myself, but I don't think some of these would work. Like the trans. atl. tunnel, so many problems with it, they forgot about terrorist attacks etc. I'll belive it when I see it :)

[slvrangel4]

aren't their 2 islands between the main continents? So, why would the bridge have to be a complete 55 miles across?

And it's obvious why the bridge is being built...traffic isn't the prime focus, neither are trains, the reason is to transport oil!

[Sanngot]

I just can't help but wonder who would use it.

[ElvisCamillo]

HAHAHA. Yeah. Nice words

[haarstad88]

lol what if your car breaks down in the middle:D

[SMDpeps]

@haarstad88 then thats too bad =D

[abysmalatrocious]

@haarstad88 That's what would worry me too, but hopefully those two islands in the middle of the Baring Strait can provide emergency stations.

[haarstad88]

@abysmalatrocious And also nobody seem to think of the wind. like here in Norway buses get blow'n of the road all the time. also how to remove snow from the bridge, remove ice that build's up making the whole thing like a skate course.

[Kzaaps]

@haarstad88

"Only open for cars during the brief summers ." /quote

[queensflykidd]

@haarstad88 LMAO

[kazns]

@haarstad88

jump off the bridge

[FreedomDestiny1]

@haarstad88 and run out of gas or blow a tire

[paintballfraser11]

I don't think it'll happen. US doesn't want Russia to be able to come across.

[Sabrevicious]

@paintballfraser11 Yeah I know what you mean, NATO would throw a shit fit, not to mention the new politics involved, who owns what portion of the bridge ETC

[cooliorox100]

I think this is more practical than trans-atlantic tunnel. MUCH more practical. but 2 main problems: 1. No major city near either end. 2. Inconvenience: people would go back a day or go ahead a day because they would cross the international dateline.

[N00bcrunch3r]

@cooliorox100

Actually, Nome and Uelen are two moderately sized cities that could connect the bridge. Plus, there are also two islands in between the two countries, and on of those islands, Small Diomede Island, has a small town with about 150 people on it.

[JonathanClement140]

@N00bcrunch3r Heh! That would be a big expansion opportunity!

[abysmalatrocious]

@cooliorox100 That's true, regarding no towns near either end, and no roads presently that lead directly up there. Perhaps, with the ability to transport people and goods from Russia to Alaska (cross-continents) without water or flying, that can be a moneymaker that eventually pays for itself.

[aromchuen]

@cooliorox100 You do the same thing when you fly from hong kong to California. Time difference isnt much of a problem. People have gotten used to it when they travel long distances.

Problem number 1 is much more notable. And the weather conditions there are horrible.

[malice5130]

@cooliorox100 Looks like a time machine going to the past and going to the future...

[themilanxperience]

@cooliorox100

It would be worth it just for the freight and oil pipelines. much more efficient and faster than putting it on boats. It would probably be a great stimulus for the world economy, both in its construction and later use. If your just travelling, a plane would probably be much cheaper and easier.

[josiqvideos09]

@cooliorox100 The question is how deep is the sea waters in the strait; because that's look really deepest ever imagine; so building the colossous reinforced pillars that with support and give strong to the upbridge, will require an unimaginable work and effort that will going to last for years even with the top technologies; people will die in there, and those ''colossal foundations'' will represent the 99% of the structure itselft; the topbridge is just a whipped cream over the icecream.

[PhysStud2011]

@josiqvideos09 You're absolutely right. The piers would have to not only be very deep but large enough to survive repeated impacts from ice floes. A more feasible idea, given current engineering constraints, would be too engineer a tunnel under the straight instead. This way, you would insulate the road surface from blizzard conditions, rather than have to open the roadway only in summer months while closing it during hazardous conditions.

[liberalxinxamericax]

two lanes? Traffic problems much and what about glacier related issues? Massive Bubblers?

[Lemanic89]

08:40

The Öresund Bridge maybe?

[umudderfr]

I like Cake and Pretzels

[ScarletMovie]

so do I

[blixexxx000]

Yay for science

[downrightignorant]

tats so freaking cool