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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[comoxio]

Bad engineering, like the one in Tacoma Narrows...

[Sub Force]

0:04 dude on the left is a fucking legend for walking normal while the bridge is FUCKING SHAKING!!!!!

[sadada dadsasda]

Fake.



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[Nathan LoPresti]

Thats why dont make rubber bridges...

[hszsmcr]

russians ;) :)

[Sandeep Shetty]

resonance

[uNANOtube]

Did Ubisoft create that bridge?

[Desareon VA]

LETS GO SKATEBOARDING!

[TheCrudeStorm]

This is what happens when real life has a glitch

[Ovidiu Pop]

0:04  0 fucks given!!

[GeneralKenobiSIYE]

Another engineering fuck up... Tacoma Narrows all over again. But it didn't fall because it wasn't a suspension bridge.