Bridge collapse

[voilotrose4844]

it's alive !! and breathing!!!

[kilkid1]

Tacoma Bridge in 1940 aka galloping gertie

[p4eugeot]

galloping nora

[Wiintendoh]

I didn't know tarmac was.....bendy o.o

[NewYorkFan1994SRHS]

it may appear fake, buts actually a real video. plus it would be pretty hard to photoshop the collapse at the end. im surprised it held up as long as it did.

[Pompadour123]

why is it keep on shaking?y cant it stop its not like invisible GODZILLA is shaking it or something

[rompn4x]

Yet another lesson in engineering...

[GastricDistress]

Poor little Tubby. What an awful way to go.

[ArunVevo]

USA

[rompn4x]

@ArunVevo Wow what a dumb comment...

[PkKingX11]

Fake and gay....

[BronchoKyle]

@PkKingX11 no it's not.

[PkKingX11]

@BronchoKyle Yeah, like bridges are made out of paper to shake like that...

[BronchoKyle]

@PkKingX11 Read up on the Tacoma Narrows bridge. You will see this video is absolutely true.

[mikeshotrodshop]

@PkKingX11 Not fake. It is the Tacoma Narrows bridge in 1940. It was called galloping gertie by the locals because this is what happed when it was windy. Do a google search for galloping gertie to find more info.

[jj34351]

what bridge is this

[MrFako100]

" Fun Fair "

[totallywildinc]

bahaha! and those people at the begininn' are just walkin like noffin is happeningg

[UnitedCorpOfAmerica]

Harmonics



[johndeerejordyn2011]

Galloping Gerdie!!!! Weird thing is I watched this in industrial Tech about 2 weeks ago!!

[bartybum]

next thing you'll know it, they'll be using concrete as bungee rope

[swaich1]

just imagining how many negative comments would had been posted if this was in china or india....................

[barkerbrothers619]

more of a bouncy castle than a bridge.

[MrsPr3dator]

What A Fail ...... Epic Fail . THE DANCING BRIDGE

[kareem275]

Comment below.. WTF dose America have to do with this you dumb fuck you obviously speak English !

[JBofBrisbane]

@kareem275 - Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Washington state, USA, you dumb f...

[kareem275]

@JBofBrisbane did i ask you bitch?

[nashville1510]

Well AMERICA .

SHAKE MY HEAD

[juicegame1]

ouateahfuque :noel:

[Mad4MM]

Galloping Gerdie!

[pdaghern1]

its not a matter of a bad bridge the bridge was perfect... just the location of it was incorrect... the wind begins and catches under the bridge and bit by bit it wobbles more and more... the bridge was good just not designed for high wind placements... the same almost happened with the harbour bridge... they would perform a marching walk across it... but because of the syncronised steps it would of thrown the whole bridge off and begun a wobble effect... i believe its called a reconance ?

[McCutYou]

WHY?

[BCAD01]

Wasn't that bridge called "Galloping Gerty?"

[xXiiNsTiiNcTXx]

this reminds of a movie, were something made a bigass bridge all jellylike.

i think it was aharry potter. idk

[HerrSchnellmann]

Some civil engineer got his shit wrecked

[rayjr62]

it collapsed in 1940. WW II was just around the corner, so there were no federal funds available to rebuild the bridge until well after the war ended.

[deadlybug]

Is that made of rubber?

[fyfytj]

Is that bridge pulsating?

[Joshmanbran]

DO THE WAVE LOL

[bassking80]

This is not fake at all and this footage has been shown millions of times over. I k now this bridge was built somewhere in Washington state. It swayed like crazy in the wind which it was designed to do, but the engineers allowed way to much tolerence and ultimatly the bridge sway too far and come apart. Thank god they had closed the bridge when this was filmed. Thanks to this bridges collapse engineers learned a lot about the tolerences needed when building suspension bridges.

[uwlarry1]

@bassking80 Actually it was because of the bridge deck roadway design. The design used solid wall beam that no one realized created a wing. The roadway is flying in the high winds that channel up between the high bluffs on both sides of the Tacoma Narrows. The engineers had determined the cause and had started cutting some of the steel away from the sides of the beams to fix the problem. High winds destroyed the bridge before they could cut enough steel away.

[dsbgods678]

only a dog died

[TheSubzerogr]

Tacoma Bridge ?

[clubpenguincheat1]

Looks fake is it?



[lenny27G]

@clubpenguincheat1 No, it actually isn't, which is scary 0o

[MrCrazieman]

@kylado09 buddy, try not to give your age out to everyone on the internet. just a word of advice. :)

[DocSicnarf]

They tried. The craziest thing to me is even though it swayed they still let people drive across it........and people still wanted to drive across it.

[Joemamma69000]

Wobbly wobbly wobbly

*Bridge Breaks*

Well, it was fun well it la-

*Splash*

[cpdude1234]

All i have to say is run like hell.

[1stresponder1]

i would shit myself if that ever happened to me!!



[Pyanapple]

This is looks so stupid its actually quite cool

[Karelwbs]

they designed the length of the bridge in such a way that its natural resonance frequency matched the wind blowing over the wind. this caused the bridge to shake heavily and eventually fail

[ilovefall08]

it's so creepy and surreal looking.... this is why i have a great phobia of bridges..

[hlaltimus]

I heard once that this bridge did not have enough weight to give it stability. Older, heavy duty standards had been set aside to try something new.

[AbsolutelyCrackers]

I don't like suspension bridges, there's always an air of danger about them, the way they hang in the air like that :/

[MadmanJoE100]

@AbsolutelyCrackers Jesu, never go on a plane then m8 :P

[MultiKimimaro]

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge!!!!

[believe3]

I saw this on the History channel.. Shitty, man. Shitty..

[andipoetic]

Looks like something out of a nightmare

[watermelonorange]

that would have been fun until it collapsed. poor dog in the car though

[exposed118]

Well...it must of fallen because there is sand and you know sand isn't good and when something is built under sand it moves not because iron or bad engineering also earthquake with sand :P narbs

[S04DENIZS04]

wie geht sowas ?

[SirRosco]

looks like a rubber bridge :D

[SirRosco]

looks like a rubber bridge :D

[mw2player69]

what the hell

[comeduradecoco]

Simple harmonic motion at work

[smileywinks]

omg at 0:57 it luks like thers a hand pullin out :L x

[Eragarev]

God, that looks like fun.

[jojo11221111]

two fat people jumping up an down cause it :(

[LovinsSisters3]

lol wow 

[iloveheartyloaf]

What a drive over that's be...

[THOMASGODBOUT123]

i wonder what that kind of music that bridge likes?

[kookomo]

очень страшное видео

[melksoft]

Now in Russia people can see bridge collapse.

[NakilonishE]

@melksoft russian bridges don't collapse - they only dance ,.)

[Shitcakes26]

@NakilonishE errm can you or someone explain the russian jokes to me? cuz i've seen them a couple of times but i've no idea why the references made to them.

[Bluburry100]

@Shitcakes26

There is a bridge in Russia doing this exact same thing. People want it shut down but the government hasn't bothered. People figure its just a matter of time before that one goes down too.

[asasindani]

a jelli bridge

[dingo931]

this would make a great ride at a theme park lol

[trlomatka]

awesome job Mr.Architect

[joelsantos66]

noob engineer.

[killirishred]

this is the tacoma narrows bridge, i used to live 5 min from the bridge. its rebuilt now, but you can see its skeleton in the bottom of the pugeot sound. now its stable but you arent allowed to change lanes when crossing it because of the winds ability to pick a car up and blow it off the bridge

[trancowy89]

after 4 months? it's exactly like everyone of polish roads!

[MichaelJackson9091]

did that really happen

[Sisomvox]

is make in china ????

or USA

[TheNp42]

Alright, who's the dumbass that build the supports out of Jell-O?

Uh, me, sir, Sanders.

Sanders, why in the FUCK did you use the liquid jello? Every competent engineer knows that the POWDERED jello is the only way to do it!

Sorry, sir, won't happen again.

[Forka137]

o.o

[guitarherof3fan]

there was a dog in that car, but someone helpt it out, he risked his life for a dog,

i love dogs but i wouldn't do that

[rinz96]

LOL WTF?

made from jelly? :D

it look fake..but i know its true

[TheZnKTV]

WHAT IS IT MADE OF??????????

[MXClover]

Saw this on Destroyed in Seconds.

Sad that there was a disabled dog in that black car.

[piotrek32111]

the bridge looks as if its breathing

[jdawghbk]

it wasnt an earthquake it was wind... they built it too thin... modernmarvels BITCH!!!

[GuildfordGhost]

This footage really used to freak me out when I was a kid. Now it's fascinating - and I've never seen it in colour before. It almost beggars belief that architectural planning could be so poor - the footage is amazing.

[Zim804]

I would hate to walk on that bridge drunk

[KnightHero22]

shitty bridge.

[ikonxp]

I dont know why the video is rated 4.5, but this actually did happen and the bending was caused by an earthquake.

[Solarwave3]

Actually, it was the lift in certain spots from the wind. For more info, it's the Chaos Theory.

[justaperson02]

WTF ?!

[PajaPatakBrakeTheLaw]

bridge was destryed from strong wind.I guese Chuck Norris farted and destroy that bridge xD

[blackened300a]

A Chunk Norris joke? That was funny for like 2 minutes 5 yrs ago.

[LeeKuper9808]

what the hell is this bridge made of?!?!! GUM?!

[hippie2525]

what the hell

[EmSTrO7x3]

Did the bridge in this video collapse in an earthquake

[Pyroscopy]

nah the wind...

[MegaBlaze007]

i mus say that technology improved a lot more faster than i imagined

[WanaBeLita]

looks like it was made of rubber

[ZloyZombie]

ояебу!!1111

[swantonoffatev1]

What The Fuck Is That?!

[Mikyx92]

porca troiaa

[shaun69er5]

that one chcick at 0.9 is just walkin along thinkin

"damn, technology weve got a wobbling bridge what will they think of next"

[gatdula23]

lol Jellybridge..

[otakugaigin64]

@gatdula23

Actuyally, it was better built than the Golden Gate Bridge...but it was a light framed, open bottom Box Girlder bridge...the rocking is caused by hte wind cavitating beneath the bridge. Plating over those open areas would have saved the bridge

[GTAstuntman101]

the Tacoma-Narrows suspension bridge.

[Y2Jislegend]

The real reason it collapsed is because the Bridge vibrated at a certain frequency. When the wind blew at that frequency the bridge wobbled itself to pieces. There was only one casualty - sadly, it was a dog left in the back of somebody's car.

[molokaicreeper]

This bridge name was the Galloping Gertie the biggest bridge design failure caused by resonance waves (vibration, not sound) the difference is that the bridge has a reaction to wind similar to that of a bell when struck. The vibrations that the motion of the oscillating bridge created made the joints separate then the bridge gave in, an hour and 15 minutes later. Vibration is something common to gigantic metal structures caused by natural provocations such as wind.

[srosenow98]

The official title of the bridge was "Tacoma Narrows Bridge." Galloping Gertie was merely a nickname given to the bridge by construction workers building it. (several books mention this).

[CelticDragon0]

Was about to ask if that was Galloping Gertie...thank you for answering that

[eleanorroosevelt1]

Bush caused this bridge to collapse

[shantisativa]

its actually got to do with the wind hitting the bridge and creating a audio signal which made the metal vibrate causing the bridge to shake like crazy.

[RenegadeOfSociety]

this is a prime example of what happens when chuck norris roundhouse kicks a bridge

[Piehash]

Wow, chuck norris jokes are a prime example of people being completely retarded, the only people who find them remotely humorous are middle schoolers or immature high schoolers. That must be who gave the comment a thumbs up.

[supersoulllama]

When Chuck Norris goes in the water, he doesnt get wet, the water gets Chuck Norris

[scotarg25]

i love godzilla movies!

[bronz3321]

weak iron, bad engineering, too windy of a location in general and in the bridge's height, it was destined to be an epic fail

[motabikeboy]

@bronz3321

it wasnt weak materials. the design was partially fine. mythbusters recreated this disaster in a model size and found out exactly why it happened. it was the smallest thing. the drips running down the supports and the wind running over it created it in some bizzar scientific way.

[Shitcakes26]

@bronz3321 not necessarily mate.the winds didn't rip the bridge apart per say. Technically the bridge swayed like that due to resonance caused by the winds. the frequency of the driving force,the wind, matched the natural frequency of the bridge thats why it swayed like that and collapsed.

[crisbianfloyde]

@bronz3321 Actually it was harmonics that caused this. No engineer had ever considered before this event that harmonics would ever be such a destructive force. Now all suspension bridges have a curvature as part of the structure to stop this happening again.

[LKJHGFDSA2222]

@bronz3321 you are wrong this is a natural phenomenon

[LiQuiD524]

@LKJHGFDSA2222 yeah its called resonance..

[ihatetobeboredcv]

@bronz3321 hahaha dont you mean epic fall?? XD lol i just had to let that out.. i know im a noob(:

[adamforest]

@bronz3321

For the record, another bridge was built in the exact same spot only a couple years later and it's still there. And just last year a 2nd bridge was built right beside it. Just sayin'.

[motabikeboy]

@bronz3321

Every thing you have said in that comment is wrong why it collapsed. mythbusters even proved so.

[dabroroadkarachi]

hjhj

[bobito11]

It's fake like the man on the moon fraud.

[meesls333]

you are an idiot.

[smartestinUSA]

to many teenageers obviosly

teens caused a brand new bridge to fall down wow

[razzleberriee]

it was so windy up ther probably

[antwon369]

you right because they said the bridge collapsed by wind gales on November 7,1940

[weebabiishaz]

Dont Call Me A Daft Cunt Coz A Wizz Just Sain Ma Opinion And tip Git A Lifee :D

[weebabiishaz]

that Is So Fake AMean Look In Woobles Suree And Peeps Drive Normal And Walk Normal Bt The End Looks Real Though=]

[thebeattie]

well it's not fake you mug

it's called harmonic resonance, look it up.

you daft cunt

[videocamera21]

that looked fake

[IsaacIsMopped]

Well its not =]

[brunoofthesheikra]

Glad i never have to walk across things like that!

[why1914]

Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse it's amazing how much the bridge travels before collapse. great engineering on strength but bad on the stability of wind gusts

[NickWood07]

No this event acually happened in new york! Becasue the bridge was swaying in breezes and gusts like this it was given the nick name galloping gertie!

[rockergirljaydey]

No.

This is the Narrows Bridge.

This happened a LOONNGGG time ago.

They have rebuilt it.

[love1684]

no thats very real.

[Deroniko]

what the hell was that?

[AwsomeProductionz]

fake much?

[chaosaxis]

Yeah, this is quite real. The winds came close to matching the bridge's resonant frequency and caused it to vibrate out of control till it collapsed. Good ole galloping gurdy.

[c00m8zy]

should have them at fairs lol

[ivarravi12]

krap building

[wherethebibawi]

Thats what happens when the Engineer forgets to carry the 1.

[evilnixon2006]

Who ordered a rubber bridge??

[joegoodall8]

lol i was gonna say its a ruber bridge

[krazytyme]

Was this the Tacoma bridge, by the way?

[jaekidd1012]

Yeah, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

[krazytyme]

Four months after if was built?! I wonder who is the one to blame...The workers who built it, or whoever designed it. I'm thinking whoever designed it.

[djEdware]

i heard about this, it wasnt blame of no one because in those time, they didnt know much about bridges, and in that place there were strong winds. now in days, they learn more about it, and there wont be more of these disasters

[aiscrappy16]

They knew how to buid suspension bridges. There were many in New York

[Nacho773]

It's not fake you moronic pieces of shit.

[lensman20]

Not fake read some history books or something. The dogs name was Fatty.

[CentralNervous]

Not a fake. You'll think I'm lying but there was a dog inside the car. The driver was forced to abandon his vehicle with his pet pooch still inside.

[xBlackCess]

yeah definitely fake, there is no way cement can be that flexible unless it was like 2000 degrees that day. would have snapped

[xBlackCess]

I might agree with XxXMisSNoNaMeXxX, she seems to know about it but I've never heard of flexible concrete before.

[aiscrappy16]

you obviously know nothing about anything

[xBlackCess]

Well I stand corrected. Holy geez relax guys. There are plenty things in this world that people think are fake, this was just one of them for me.

[biffdog]

This was an newly built bridge knicknamed "Galloping Gurdy". It was a cable suspended bridge that started moving from the wind and kept moving until it collapsed from the twisting. It is a REAL bridge. Check National Geographic!!!!!!!!!

[xBlackCess]

ok ok I believe you, I said that already.

[angel778123]

i think this is so fake

[tha1da]

the cement didnt bend.,

[DESR95]

what morons,they still went on the bridge.

[cruzazulrulz]

its real its a bride held by strings

[dreyzanka10102992]

That is rubber liars! Cement can't bend like that! Infact... It can't bend at all!