Scary! Massive waves on huge road bridge send Volgograd drivers asphalt surfing

Motorists using a bridge in the southern Russian city of Volgograd were given the ride of a lifetime by a powerful gust of wind. The new river crossing started shaking violently and a massive downpour at the same time made conditions worse. Drivers say their cars were literally thrown into the air, many thinking it was an unexpected earthquake. The shaking was so severe it caused vehicles to career into the opposite lane creating chaos. Local authorities claim the shaking of the bridge was possibly caused by an earthquake. Seismologists, however, say this is highly unlikely. Meanwhile, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an investigation into the bridge's safety and construction history.

The bridge across Volga river is 1260 meters long and 32 meters wide. It was opened less than a year ago in October 2009.

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[idontfkinknow1234]

Pedestrian walking onto the bridge: No fucks given.

[soyu10]

DeathEathers! I Know It! No one Believed Me! Hows The Crazy Now Uh?!

[Ometopada]

The Russian way of hypnotizing people. "Come look at the wavy bridge."

[kvikaas]

@supermariofan672 Ever seen the Tacoma Narrows? SAME THING. NO EDITING DUMBFUCK

[supermariofan672]

not saying the vid sucks

[supermariofan672]

no offense but that bridge was edited with some type of software to make it do that good try though '.)

[ishallkillall]

the bridge is swaying way to quickly for me to belive

[dljc1979]

@Townsieboy | in soviet russia... laws of physics obey YOU!!!

[RutinaRottis]

Russia way to do "Gallopin' Gertie". Its only 70 year later. How it's possible when you have Putin?

[shinzomoon]

@PhyOSPhyOS Saying "nope" to people will make people ask for a response obviously. I am well aware of what aerolastic flutter is and how it can cause bridges to buckle and collapse. This however "appears" to me to NOT be that, if you look at the side of the bridge the metal beams are going large then small indicating a video filter. Aerolastic flutter does not cause metal to expand and shrink.

[PhyOSPhyOS]

@Townsieboy It's counterintuitive because you're not used to seeing such a thing, but it is real phenomena, aerolastic flutter (resonance). And it doesn't have anything to do with nationality; in fact, this happened about sixty years ago in the USA, much worse, and the bridge finally collapsed. Search for "Gallopin' Gertie" and you'll find videos about it, this is essentially the result of poor engineering.

[Townsieboy]

@PhyOSPhyOS How is it possible for metal and concrete to act that way? Russia is just fucked up in my opinion O_o