BIG ART DRAWBRIDGE IN THE NETHERLANDS - Slauerhoffbrug Leeuwarden // Friesland

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[@DutchTrainChannel]

You can see here the special edit of this bridges kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZuVgIeDlNR8rqc

[@saidabdul4328]

Dutch Train Channel that is stupid thing people witting long there

[@shivarajdon2146]

Dutch Train Channel

[@maqsoodalam6526]

Dutch Train Channel

[@gemingmahi7931]

Dutch Train Channel Mmk

[@Danish-aggarwal07]

Dutch Train Channel . Ok

[@scottarivett496]

The Dutch are very patient people

[@Unknown_Ooh]

You don't really have a choice at a draw bridge do you?

[@Dogappel]

Like other countries would always casually drive thru barriers.

[@sandiegan3788]

You could eat lunch in the time it takes this process to complete.

[@JennieBonbons]

.... Especially if you're dealing with a bridge the size of Paul Bunyan; giggle!🤭

[@eblair12]

I ate my lunch watching this.. The y need a hotdog stand and a coffee house at that location..

[@wilsonlouissaint8860]

Surely

[@drewt.4353]

Depends on how often it gets raised. If once or 2x a day then not worth it.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@drewt.4353 I heard it only gets raised the first Tuesday in June.

[@youregay-]

Were not Americans

[@henkoosterink8744]

@@youregay- happily not.

[@IndependentBear]

Wish we had "bike lanes" like that in the USA, protected from the highway with a barrier. They are all over the Dutch countryside.

[@matthewrobertson95]

The UK could do with them as well!

[@mohke42]

I have visited both but was astonished people couldn't use their bikes doing daily needs in the US while it seemed lifestyle in the Dutch

[@ph11p3540]

They would be nice in Canada too but our winters are far to brutal and they cost as much money as a real road.

[@ewouthonig371]

They are not "all over the countryside" .Just because you've seen them once doesn't mean you know all of this country.

[@poisonwater7241]

Ron D'Eau Claire we've not had paved highways many years, and electricity and cell phones and riding lawnmower and microwaves!

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

That is a very interesting bridge. WOW!

[@randytrader3026]

That's a clever design

[@ammedia1398]

This is absolutely amazing how I wish I can reach there and make a short documentary about the bridge

[@ronkalkhoven2119]

For all of you who think this bridge is toooo slow...think of all the great plans and ideas that we dutch can make whilst waiting...and it is relaxing aswell!

[@billbrasky3838]

RON KALKHOVEN false; American bridge openings are at a 6 minute opening time frame. Second, read my other post on this to see why the construction and operation of this bridge is so flawed

[@bobdigitally]

RON KALKHOVEN that's not slow

[@mb26]

What are those plans, dude? Except picking your nose!

[@molai1961]

Bill Brasky : You can spend millions to build a "fast bridge", then millions more to operate and maintain it. You are a taxpayer, right? I hope you are not a taxing-paying Dutch, as I could only count four leisure crafts going pass the crossing in the clip. RON KALKHOVEN : Yeah, why the rush, huh ! Cheers and, yes, relax !

[@CyberWorx]

the design concept is simple and effective..i like it

[@bamsigill4011]

I'm loving it

[@king365day]

Nice vedio, but why they not make overbridges? Because it's act very slow and world is growing very fast.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

It looks like a Gerry Anderson set from Thunderbirds or Captain Scarlett.

[@hassanassou8773]

Merveilleux !

[@timothmwalongo7214]

Iko Safi iyo

[@sanjeevkarambelkar6969]

Marvelous mechanism

[@natuurliefhebbers8891]

Amazing

[@kprgoodnewschannel4338]

It seems that the bridge is laid into sky.

[@f4ez]

What happens next when the bride is up?????? What is its use???

[@michielderuyter5669]

Wat een wonder. Ik ben amerikaan en je ziet geen technologie als dat in de V.S.

[@colt-one]

Weet jij wat "technologie" betekent?

[@michielderuyter5669]

Ja ... Er zijn veel sorten technologie in de V.S, maar heb ik geen bruggen als dit in de V.S. Hopelijk mag ik deze brug deze zommer zien.

[@hhfvhh7562]

@@colt-oneเริ่ม

[@gayatrikidsschool2041]

Nice

[@lucaiacopino1277]

Amazing ... In Italy we should learn how to build bridges from other countries!!! Altro che il ponte Morandi

[@jayhahn346]

Maybe an overpass??? Much cheaper...................Jay

[@rarvaph]

Who else come from Real Civil Engineer?

[@madkirk7431]

I thought I was the only one lmao

[@AngelLestat2]

We have a little problem, how we solve it? Dutch Engineers: In the most hardest way...

[@madkirk7431]

Polybridge players be like:

[@razzaus1570]

But its just a giant hinge.

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

And expensive. But man does it look cool.

[@eamonnca1]

American engineers: As cheaply and unattractively as possible because nobody here wants to pay taxes to fund anything

[@javih36vv]

Ugly slow thing...

[@tonyshield5368]

Sailed by this bridge a couple of years ago, it looked weird and I didn't understand it until I saw it operate - thought about it and figured what an excellent and elegant piece of design.

[@robertfencl4401]

You're full of CRAP!

[@rozniyusof2859]

I wonder if crazy teenagers have ever tried hanging on when the bridge goes up? Because crazy teenagers you know.

[@vincentconti3633]

Who me? I was never a crazy teenager!!! It does look mighty tempting!!!

[@MicraHakkinen]

I don't know about this particular bridge, but I grew up near a drawbridge across the entrance to the local harbour. During summer it was a popular pastime to jump from the closed bridge. And with the bridge keeper being positioned on the side of the bridge's hinges, there'd regularly be people hanging from the rising end of the bridge. You'd of course have to time your release right; too early and you'd hit the abutment on the near side, too late and you'd hit the abutment or hydraulic cylinder at the other side. And you'd have to watch out for boats crossing under the bridge. Needless to say all this was illegal, but like you said, teenagers ;)

[@cookiehustle]

those gosh darn teens!!

[@MicraHakkinen]

@@cookiehustle Teens gonna teen. Back then most - if not all - of us were immortal and God's gift to mankind concerning everything we thought we were good at ;)

[@dewiz9596]

That must be one hell of a counterweight!

[@syomchi]

@prof.bizzarro not applicable

[@MCGeorgeMallory]

I think what happened here is that the Netherlands have always been a great place for civil engineers to find work, which meant many of the most ambitious civil engineers moved there, and then after centuries of competition and one-upmanship, it’s gradually been transformed into a civil engineering fairytale wonderland.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

The Netherlands, and especially the western part of the country have always been fighting the water, that has created an enginering tradition...

[@AjithKumar-tf4vq]

Wonderful

[@rockydubois1052]

Plus they're all potheads so they come up with crazy designs like this lol

[@hyort3613]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 which is because the netherlands has always been more accepting to faiths and religions. Immigration caused this

[@adriaandoelman2577]

@@rockydubois1052 that's what you like to think maybe, but its not true at all. numbers show that we don't even consume more cannabis then Germany, and nowhere near as much as the French and those weirdos in the US, etc.

[@justintimmer8762]

Dutch bridge: opens 10 million people: hmm interesting

[@rixille]

Hey that's actually a interesting bridge design, don't you think? I've never seen anything like it before.

[@wolfie7382]

@@rixille go to the netherlands.

[@madkirk7431]

Some of us came from "a real civil engineer."

[@pqrstzxerty1296]

Atleast it has a self cleaning road.

[@DutchCommentSection]

wdym?

[@ThatGuy-sd3zl]

The engineer behind the design was at his desk resting his head against his arm. Suddenly he had a muscle cramp and started curling his arm up and down and thought...

[@David-lr2vi]

This is what happens when drugs are legal in your country. Someone: “I’ve got this weird idea for a bridge” Everyone else: “Cool man, lets do it”. 😂

[@DutchTrainChannel]

😂😂😂

[@fritzreimer7933]

Bridge, just pick up a piece of road. 🙂

[@ntlakaniphomagenu8582]

😂😂😂😂

[@muik6516]

well just yesterday on teh news they said they are gona make coffeshops in amsterdam only availble to dutch poeple and not the tourists

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

@@muik6516 guess I'm applying for citizenship.

[@FJTabb]

Who else was waiting on a train😂

[@kittykatmca1985]

I was.

[@Goldarr1900]

Actually I was waiting for a big ship to pass by.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Me

[@khumphoi2568]

Me 😂

[@Amtrak1971]

Me

[@tomvan8117]

The engineering that went into making that bridge open and close like that is amazing.Why aren't there more like that

[@robertfencl4401]

Because it takes eons to operate!

[@Mazo_Qo]

Its slow, its expensive, its heavy. Its amazing tho

[@hkr321hkr]

Space needed

[@martybrasher]

Because it’s too slow

[@lovineveryminuetofit1314]

Wow seriously?

[@rwboa22]

After spending a few hours at an Amsterdam "☕ house."

[@nocluewhere]

someone from outa town would loos their minds seeing a chunk of road up like that

[@mlgproplayer2915]

lol True!

[@lovineveryminuetofit1314]

Well most people traveling will have an idea I mean unless you're on the run. Lol settle down now

[@smidge-J]

I feel like the Dutch are just showing off now

[@eyerncakehere8827]

Imagine, if it malfunctions and flings cars and people like pancakes.

[@tomvan8117]

There's no one in it

[@getrickrolled8222]

@@tomvan8117 while they're crossing the bridge

[@NarenMariappan]

cars fly like a catapult

[@imautuber]

That has to be the most unusual bridge I've ever seen, quite amazing.

[@RoaldKoger]

The length of the video says it all. This bridge is a nuisance. Due to it's design it takes way too long to open and close. Which is annoying to both car drivers and boaters. This should never have been allowed since the only goal for a bridge is to open and close as quickly as possible.

[@RoaldKoger]

@Henk19532000 As a matter of fact, I live 3 kilometers from this very bridge. During the summer months I have to take a detour to my work to avoid it. So I'm speaking from my own experience as a car driver and a sailor. 200 meters north of this one is a normal bridge, so there was no need for this concept whatsoever.

[@ToyManFlyer1100]

This is what happens when you a Engineer with Peronies Disease and Erectile Dysfunction at the same time 🙄

[@nel1962]

Well, that was certainly very interesting. Now, lets never take this route again because that took forever.

[@gman3109]

Save yourself some time and speed the video up to 2x

[@jjss5734]

Dutch engineering is out of this world. Amazing bridge.

[@G_Silent]

It’s such a shame that in our country, something like this would be seen as an utter waste of money, because all that people care about it practically and functionality. The idea of art has gone out the window and the best of our art is worse than the worst of European art. The Europeans still respect that construction and architecture can still be an art. UK and US, don’t give a blinker as long as it works. Oh and both the UK and US suffer from increasing violence and unrest. I’ll always be jealous of Europe for the respect they show for artistic and creative minds.

[@bcbloc02]

I would love to see the MASSIVE foundation required for this bridge to keep the wind from knocking it out of position when it is up. Holy Cow, putting that deck broadside to a 70mph wind that is a LOT of force!!!!

[@bradmowreader5983]

It is functionally self-limiting. When the winds are high nobody's out sailing or trying to move Freight down a canal.

[@borealjwff]

If this was Canada the road would have pot holes!

[@kronsild]

@@borealjwff Netherlands are so poor, they can't even afford some decent pot holes!

[@loshnasiros4496]

@@borealjwff ដ

[@funlovingJohn]

A standard draw bridge is 10 times faster and a whole lot cheaper.

[@thetimhampton]

Why does this look so Thomas The Tank Engine? “Mr Topham Hat was not happy with the delay.”

[@N-SABR]

I remember when I saw this for the first time I was scared to be closer 😁

[@canavatony]

Chicken

[@stevenguild2707]

It’s like the rear end of the Titanic

[@grannygrump4407]

All the while a car was left idling (engine running) adding to air pollution and global warming!

[@madkirk7431]

Finally found it! I didn't know how to spell it. I came from "a civil engineer's" polybridge video called "dutch bridges" or something like that.

[@flipperdale51]

I just saw a video about flying cars--now I know why we need 'em.

[@funkytreehugger]

It's a cool bridge when you watch at 2x speed, it would be very annoying to be stuck behind it when you are going somewhere. We have several draw bridges in seattle that are maybe just a little faster and they are always so annoying to get stuck behind. At least this one looks cool, they just need to crank up the speed dial a bit...

keşke köprünün açılım hızınıda 2x yapsalardı. yoksa birinin boku gelse bekle bekle altına sıçar:)

[@benjiesalazar5861]

Great engineering, but I think skyway of high elevation is more efficient.

[@urbandiscount]

Not here, bc ships with masts over 12m need to be able to pass it.

[@atkins8644]

Where is the train? Waiting for a day.

[@bertrandmiles4085]

This is severe madness. How can you solve a bridging problem by creating a traffic problem??? Imagine cars holding up for minutes and counting

[@cardozita2cool]

New York and New Jersey had those bridges that opens when those go.up it's take longer to close than that

[@TM-dh2xb]

Only slightly longer wait time than some rail crossings. Also, it's not like draw bridges are anything new.

[@killkult]

In Florida there are bridges that are open for 15 minutes every hour for boats to pas under

[@RoaldKoger]

@@killkult This bridge opens whenever boats are approaching. In the summer months it's more often open than closed.

[@onkareshwarjha3841]

Why so many dislikes??

[@DutchTrainChannel]

I don't know ...

[@FrankEPotts]

I guess they're the ones that had to pay for it. It's amazing to watch though.🤗

[@m4c1990]

"Angry Tax Payers"

[@faithgatwiry]

Lets say you are in labour and in an ambulance then you get here... And wait for 1 hour

[@logicalmind8703]

I lived in the Netherlands for three year and never came across an opening bridge, 😂😂😂😂

[@HotspotsSoutheast]

And then one day the robot bridge just started smashing everyone. That's how it all started. This is my story.

[@pushpkanmani]

What the hell was that 😱amazing engineer

[@POBulkhead]

That is so they can't jump it with a car with a cop motor and cop suspension.

[@davechouinard1135]

Unfortunately a pendulum ride engineer designed it.

[@qimooh2]

wow amazing bridge. but when it snows a lot, it goes like dump track. ;)

[@snackbek030]

It never snows..

[@nino9273]

@@snackbek030 ha

[@matthiasbohm2593]

As someone regularily renting sail yachts in the Netherlands I highly appreciate those bridges getting out of way almost everywhere. And I do really like it, how they aim for variety and style in their solutions. There is no modern "the Dutch bridge 08/15 style" blueprint used and only very old small bridges tend to be similar and plain simple. So my respect and admiration go to our neighbours for going the extra mile on beautiful technical solutions.

[@robertfencl4401]

It's UGLY!!

[@JDMatthias]

Dutch engineers crazy bridge that costs millions! For boats that have engines on sail boats.... Maybe they could make the masts foldable....

[@MrJohanswa]

There are two kinds of sailing boats: one with the foldable mast and one without it 😂

[@FrankEPotts]

That's what I was thinking when I saw the boats 🚢.

[@blazn0]

Its a good combination. The slow sail boats give the bridge time to raise.

[@halisdogan5103]

ulan 3 tane deynek geçtiği için yolu kapattınız. yazzık be. ben olsam o gemilerin deynklerini yatıttırırdım.

[@gurjitaulakh7247]

We can't say it's slow .It's a normal speed this kind of bridge!!!!!!

[@TheovdGulik]

Oh yes we can say it's slow. We'll talk again after you have been waiting for that piece of shit bridge a couple of times while you were trying to get to work.

[@baskarahandanasupraba8684]

Danke , sehr guuut...gut.. Gut @@@

[@theimperiumofman102]

I mean it’s the Dutch, what do you expect.

[@tileman108]

what happens when you smoke dope and design a bridge .....kept waiting for a plane to hit it

[@neddelley8766]

Reporter - what kind of space age design bridges do you like? Dutch Engineer - yes.

[@funtimeswithtom4108]

Imagine being late for work and having to explain to your boss you were held up by a picturesquely slow draw bridge and a sailboat.

[@LogiForce86]

It happens when there are a lot of boats lined up. Kids get late for school and adults late for work or appointments but there is an understanding here for it, so no big deal. It's not a fairy tale excuse like the dog ate my agenda and I forgot about my duties for the day.

[@P1nkR]

Pretty much the standard excuse when you're late for anything here is "The bridge was open". When I still lived in Akkrum, during boating season the bridge to the harbour seemed to be open more often than not. Also sailing around Friesland is great and if you have never done it, you should.

[@demi3115]

agree, you better explain to your boss why you are unable to plan in delays... if they would already even care being 10 mins later.

[@Steinstra-vj7wl]

This is THE Mother of all ugly bridges in this world. LOL.

[@alanjajuga1517]

Railroad Crossing? And bridge

[@InterestTrends0202]

whats the purpose of this

[@sanyasiraosenapathi3164]

Very special canty lever bridge. S S Rao

[@matthewmartin680]

How efficient is this compared to other traditional drawbridges? And how fast is this compared to others? Finally, how safe is this over time? I like the idea and outside the box thinking, for sure. But usually there’s a reason why an interesting design isn’t replicated.

[@mizra7]

Must be expensive too

[@thankywe1413]

7 minutes to wait. Draw bridge design preferred. Faster and cheaper.

[@TAttiusMaximvs]

But you would'nt get 13 million views for a KZbin drawbridge video!

[@aperfectspongebobpopsicle2221]

I have searched it up on Google maps.

[@ph11p3540]

When engineering meets architecture. That bridge has style.

[@rajkumar-rf2by]

00

[@thippeswamypeddi7909]

...

[@elofkjellson3906]

Architecture IS engineering XD

[@Wonkess_Chonkess]

@@elofkjellson3906 Bet you did your research on that one!

[@secapeteca]

???????

[@mccabe8818]

Rip for everyone waiting. Who knows, it could be me or you someday...

[@robvanbeemen1014]

Dat is in Leeuwarden denk ik groetsjes Rob

[@Hsme01]

Nice to watch it. Bridge was very beautiful. But I think the engineering is worst here. bcz there is no need to bridge. The area is very clear to take another way. I saw that bridge take too much time. To up down?

[@markusschellenberg4684]

There is a waterway through Holland, from the German border to Amsterdam, that can be used by sailboats with their masts up, called the staande mastrout. All bridges will open up in some form or another, even railroad and highway bridges. It is magic and really worth the journey.

[@franklopez557]

Markus, why do they make it like that? Why not just build a higher bridge so the boats can sail and people travel uninterrupted??

[@Henk717]

@@franklopez557 Boat masts are very tall and the canals not always that wide, i don't think cars could drive up that steep very easily and especially trucks won't.

[@dobleapiria]

It takes forever

[@henkoosterink8744]

The bridge isn't slow, the people are too fast!

[@sbblogs5046]

Right dud

körüyüde 2x yapsalardı fena olmazdı

[@そらねこ-r8w]

I used to watch this when I was about 7 to 8 years old. I came across this video via Ketel Bridge and arrived at this video. I was too happy. Now I was able to watch this video, and I was not only happy, but also found the place where I shot this! ( Same with Ketel Bridge) Thank you for the best video!

[@chabaproperties2594]

This bridge is so unnecessary

[@Катерина-ъ2ж1т]

я сначала подумала что они на этот мост наезжают и потом по нему скатываются вниз как с горки, типа паром качеля _/-- а оказывается это участок дороги так сделали чтобы он поднимался. ну прикольно где такой мост находится какой город интересно?

[@NoName-fn4ks]

В Афганистане

[@bretjackson8093]

What a boring video. All for a little boat. If the bridge was making way for a large ship it would've been worth watching

[@andacomfeeuvou]

Who said that engineers can't be artists?

[@jeffstever9771]

No thank you...I hate waiting that long for anything...hope that stuff never hits the states

[@pproteinc]

Uhhh there are plenty of drawbridges here lol

[@jeffstever9771]

@Some characters aren't allowed fuck off

[@RubanVViju]

Its 100% Funny... Also Waste of effort & time. A strong flyover is the real solution for this passing...

[@zahirmurji]

Ruban. V Viju and money.

[@kenparnell4297]

Like flipping pancakes, only no pancakes. I hope they built that sucker pleanty stronge because that is a hell of a lot torque.

[@whatsup7202]

Trippy. Honestly, I didn't think the thumbnail was a real depiction.

[@marklivingstone3710]

Impressive, innovative, clever, but when I saw the size of the mast I did think wouldn’t it have been easier, cheaper and more convenient to the majority just to have laid the mast flat and, if necessary, ducked?

[@marcelschellekens6386]

of course, but where is it i like this part of that

[@Dutch3DMaster]

In some cases the mast might make the ship larger in total length. Given how some of the ships will probably need to make a turn after the left side of this bridge (left in the video, that is) it might not allow for enough time to raise it back up. Typically a bridge will open for ships that can't pass otherwise, so there might also have ships that were invisible on this video who can't lower anything for who it had to be opened. With some bridges you have to wait with several ships before getting clearance, to avoid to much disruptions, so big chance there were 3-4 or more ships waiting and they passed as well when the ones who can't lower anything passed the same spot.

[@shadmeschokoye9098]

Just for 3 little yacht boat to pass and you wasted all this time

[@trueman9369]

😁😁😁

[@PhuocNguyen-qc5mc]

Mất thời gian quá. S.

[@MySpace662]

I wonder why the engineers didn't design a draw bridge instead of this bulky system

[@despertaigreja2383]

ALERTA FINAL A TODOS!! JESUS ESTÁ VINDO EM NOSSA GERAÇÃO... DESPERTA POVO DE DEUS "AÍ VEM O NOIVO..." ESTE É O GRITO DA MEIA NOITE. ARREPENDEI-VOS E SANTIFICAI-VOS EM ESPIRITO E EM VERDADE NO SENHOR JESUS. MARANATA.

[@MarcelosMps]

amazing this mobile bridge