Third Avenue Bridge stuck open in the Bronx

The Third Avenue bridge in the Bronx got stuck in the open position Monday amid extreme heat. CBS New York's Dan Rice reports from Chopper 2.

[@FreeRoamBaltimore]

The Manhattan island is locked. Those motorists have to complete gta missions to re-open the island.

[@Lamosica]

lmao

[@PliskinYT]

I am playing through GTA III right now and my mind also thought of this

[@Endorion_YTC]

Same with Baltimore Bridge

[@AMPProf]

Subway closed fight between sewer rats an subway lizards ** the gators rann away

[@williammcgeehan3424]

It's not a draw bridge like the news announcer had said many times. It's a swing bridge.

[@AL5520]

Although drawbridge does refer to a specific type (which was the only type at the time) it is used today as a generic term for a moving bridge and the reporter correctly called it a swinging drawbridge.

[@frankm7707]

Scotty said there's nothing you can't fix with a can of WD40

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

@@frankm7707 plus duct tape

[@MrVariant]

Hank hill would approve. I'll tell you what 😂

[@supernatitube]

🤣

[@Delliofreight]

😂😂😂

[@Hija_del_Rey83]

😭😭

[@jeffreywitczak9840]

With this heat that bridge ain't closing until 9pm after stuff cools down.

[@pgroove163]

😂

[@MasterofPuberty]

Closing? No, opening? Closing.

[@typographik]

The shaved head guy looks like a personal trainer who stopped by to help

[@AidanMacgregor-Personal]

Vin Kerosene 😂😂

[@chow-chihuang4903]

They’re going to have to cool down more of the length of the bridge, including the trusses. Spraying just one end of the deck won’t be sufficient.

[@thomastaylor6699]

They need to cool down the asphalt as well.

[@mineown1861]

A hard year for Infrastructure, bridges , dams , roads . Starting to get the feeling these things don't actually last forever , who'd have thought .

[@Jonathan-un7uq]

This country and government won't last forever

[@Nuttyirishman85]

Someone didn’t pay the troll toll.

[@100problemsnot99]

“Ain’t nobody comin ‘cross my bridge”!

[@user-dj7wv5ok2x]

@@100problemsnot99 Unless it's the eldest member of the three WILLIAM-goats Gruff....

[@vincentnnyc]

Isn’t this how the movie “I’m legend” began?

[@martymethuselah]

Maximum Overdrive too

[@42luke93]

I completely forgot. This bridge was involved?

[@johnbarneswood]

Yeah it was the main character

[@veritasinvicta2996]

Escape from New York was better.

[@Havithegreat]

So this is how Escape from New York starts isn't it?

[@woodbliss568]

This bridge needs to be equipped with self contained water cooled locking mechanisms.

[@theresehopkins1581]

Excellent solution! 😊❤

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

I would love to know why this bridge was opened? I don't know that this bridge is opened routinely. Why wasn't the vessel rerouted?

[@draco2xx]

thats too expensive, ny governor rather spend money on toll equipments

[@olejnikster]

It needs an auxiliary locking mechanism, if possible

[@Forbidden-Pre-Workout]

Sorry pal you think the city can afford it?😊

[@Cooliescoo]

Body positive bridge comment had me rolling

[@Franklin-jj4jz]

They need to cool off the ENTIRE span, not just the ends.

[@andria234]

Um do your research they rebuilt that bridge in 2004 it's only 20 years old

[@adamblack6867]

Exactly

[@nyccollin]

Right? The ignorance is hard to believe.

[@dodesstevenson]

Um do your research It’s still the same bridge., it was reconstructed.

[@nyccollin]

@@dodesstevenson So the motor was part of the bridge back then?

[@mikewashburn1207]

They painted it and paved it and greased it. That’s not a rebuild.

[@wintertill]

Now imagine the MTA transit systems, specifically above ground.

[@user-uo7fw5bo1o]

Like the old IRT and BRT elevated lines that got torn down ☹️

[@leecornwell5632]

That was the 8 Thrid Ave Elevated line that used to run across Thrid Avenue Bridge.

[@GregLakatosChradm]

That's amazing. 126 years old.

[@ravagingwolverine666]

The reporter was mistaken on that part. This particular Third Avenue Bridge was installed, along with new mechanisms, in 2004 according to info I have seen.

[@GregLakatosChradm]

@@ravagingwolverine666 Who knows. No one speaks the truth nowadays.

[@adamblack6867]

That bridge was replaced in 2004 that reporter is clueless

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

OMG. Not a conspiracy, just sloppy research on the run. Everyone is always pushed to beat deadline and get a scoop, so too quick equals mistakes from time to time. Enough with the constant conspiracies. It's ridiculous and exhausting.

[@user-bf8um5oj9q]

@@GregLakatosChradm Lots of people. Its wasn't that long ago and got a lot of press when it was being shipped pass New Jersey on its way here for installation. After installation, they got rid of the actual bridge that may have been 126 yrs old, who knows.

[@user-bf8um5oj9q]

That last one lasted over 100yrs. Yet the new modern one barely made it to yr 20. Fix an old problem to create a new one.

[@GroundByte]

Well the heat has gotten a lot worse in the last 20 years, I wouldn't doubt the old one would have experienced the same issue. Though probably would have been a lot worse if it were the same old structure considering the stress that bridge would likely be in close position. Likely they'll have to keep tabs to see if thermal expansion has damaged it, and figure out the right retrofits needed to withstand the hot weather (and likely cold weather which will likely a similar problem, but with the whole structure contracting instead)

[@user-bf8um5oj9q]

@@GroundByte No the heat has not gotten worst. coverage has. NY does not have the hottest temp in the country. This bridge was built Alabama where its much hotter today, yesterday and the day it was built.

[@user-bf8um5oj9q]

@@GroundByte Also the old one was built to go up and down not swing side to side. Like I said, fix a problem to create a new one

[@runed0s86]

@@user-bf8um5oj9q Heat has gotten worse. If you don't think it has, I dare you to turn off your AC for the rest of the year. they didn't even have AC 100 years ago when the original bridge was built.

[@lisashiela9137]

@@user-bf8um5oj9qBahahahaha, they now blame the weather on a poorly built bridge?

[@tobehonest7541]

Body Positive Bridge ! 😂

[@Pikachu-qr4yb]

?

[@fletcherjacobs3688]

Starting to see a pattern here.

[@Everythingsharn]

Yup

[@SierraP]

What is it

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

So glad President Biden finally got Infrastructure Week done! 💙Hopefully there are some infrastructure dollars still available. This is a major bridge for NYC, and even people coming down from Westchester and New Jersey. The Major Deegan is indeed Major, so hope this resolves soon. 🗽🌆🗽

[@SofaSpy]

You mean boomer's forgetting and neglecting and voting against upgrading critical infrastructure over the decades. But now complaining that there is an agenda when everything break down and now it cost 4x more to fix.

[@Lv-nq9qz]

​@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288 ​first of all, it's not a major bridge. The GWB, the throgs neck, the Brooklyn bridge. These are major bridges. Second, how in the he'll is Biden responsible for this? I think the heat is getting to you too.

[@weston3303]

Great camerawork, whoever was operating for this segment!

[@antonioinoa6961]

Thank god im overseas on vacation for 2 weeks lol i take this bridge everyday to and from work

[@dimitri1946]

1898 ??? Wow! This fact should be up on a sign where motorists who plan to use the bridge can see it.

[@chrismorales5587]

The bridge expanded because of the heat

[@RX-8GT]

That’s what she said 💀🤯

[@FordmustangGT-vg4uy]

No, its because 1.2 trillion dollars of "infrastructure" was spent on irrelevant things that democrats fail to justify

[@jaydottt_transitfanner]

@@RX-8GT give mommy her phone back 🤦🏾‍♂🤦🏾‍♂🤦🏾‍♂🤦🏾‍♂🤦🏾‍♂🤦🏾‍♂☠☠

[@RoughNeckDelta]

The crazy thing is it's not even that hot out

[@user-le4oj1uv9f]

It's hot enough 😂😅😂😅

[@RonnieGreher]

@@user-le4oj1uv9fI’m sure it’s been hotter in the past 126 years.

[@oliverrando6463]

That it's not hot you gotta be kidding me

[@Lobsterman5481]

Unacceptable

[@some1purple]

Surely closing libraries to pay cops to play candy crush all day will fix this

[@valsventures8795]

Bald dude gunna lose his bald head.

[@adamblack6867]

That bridge was completely replaced in 2004 so that reporter is giving fake news .

[@jimbecarroll5780]

Incorrect News and it wasn't deliberate like the ignorance of the ones who follow everything that clown tr🚽mp says

[@over9000andback]

never trust TV news, they’re generally clueless

[@Toogoodtobetrue458]

Swing bridge hasn’t been opened for awhile

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

Yeah, that's what I thought. I was surprised to see this open at all. This vessel should have been redirected on another course. This is not the Hudson. This section of the river is not suited to larger vessels, in my opinion.

[@robrandolph9463]

I have never seen it open .

[@SimplyTechna]

TBF all of the east river bridges barely moves since there's barely a demand.

[@CPDFilms]

Not true, I lived in those luxury apartment buildings right next to the bridge last year and seen it open at least 3 times in 2023

[@CPDFilms]

@@robrandolph9463I seen it open 3 times in 2023. I lived in those apartments right next to it and had a perfect view of the whole bridge

[@BleachDemon99]

What time did they manage to close it? Was it after sundown or did the fire hoses work?

[@Youreusingtoomanynapkins]

New York has a brand

[@Gio-vf1zf]

That bridge has hardly been open so the gears are rusted to its core. They should have done open bridge drills for maintenance. Also who’s the idiot boat captain that needed to pass that route?

[@FordmustangGT-vg4uy]

"They should have done maintenance on that" story of America under bidens 1.2 trillion just fot our Infrastructure

[@woodbliss568]

Wasn't extensive repair and improvement work completed on this bridge just a few years ago? I believe so. Am I correct?

[@ravagingwolverine666]

I'm seeing that the bridge was actually fully replaced in late 2004. I'm not sure if any more work has been done since, but it's relatively new. I know the nearby Willis Avenue Bridge which carries traffic the opposite way was replaced more recently in 2010.

[@woodbliss568]

@@ravagingwolverine666 Thank You much for this clarification.

[@FordmustangGT-vg4uy]

Yeah since before covid, but bidens been to busy using that exuse so America is falling apart with an invisible 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill

[@WvvwvvwwVvwwvwv]

OMG, looks like it's not a heat problem, looks like some parts of the bridge moved, shifted, etc.

[@tomato-v8x]

Go back and re-learn high school science

[@WvvwvvwwVvwwvwv]

The Whole Bridge must be cooled down to prevent other issues in the future.

[@cynthiagonzalez658]

I'm sure that NYC 🗽has experienced hot weather before. Don't the bridge engineers take that into account ⁉️‼️

[@Milk-rn5uq]

they usually dont mess with this bridge, there’s the hudson for a reason

[@42luke93]

Yes

[@runed0s86]

Not this hot, for this length of time. That asphalt probably reaches 200°F mid-day

[@timb7775]

They need a cop at every intersection, to hand out tickets to every car that doesn't stop at the line and instead blocks the intersection. Give every single person who does it a ticket, I can't stand people who try and he sneaky at intersections and end up causing a mess.

[@AntoineWilliams7118]

Isn’t it weird that there have been three major disasters on bridges this year?

[@Musicball]

Nope. Other years have had multiple bridge failures. Looks like 1993 had three also in the US.

[@Chrissimpson-oo4qx]

No not really they're hundreds of disasters that don't never get reported on. Just like you would be shocked the number of car bombings that happened in the United States you never hear about. Play was a decision made many years ago when the news media by whoever not to report on them very much because of fear that the more you report on the car bombings the more copycats they would be nice for the bridge that that was more they don't want to report too much on that because then the dots and all that meant they get in trouble. There's a lot of crazy things and bad things that rarely get reported on so when they start recording for 5 on it it seems like wow it's starting to get bad when in reality it's always been a lot worse than what's being reported.

[@C-Ra]

America's infrastructure is failing, we have been warned about this for years.

[@runed0s86]

This isn't a major disaster lol When metal gets hot, it expands. They didn't think it would get this hot though, and so it gets stuck. It'll go back to normal when it cools down.

[@MarleeDecember105]

Cold water on heated metal causes warping. I definitely want to know how this ended because they will be lucky if the bridge is working properly after drenching overheated metal with cold water.

[@nowake]

Imagine if it had rained, oh no

[@valsventures8795]

Oceans are hot now.

[@anotherpluss1adventure905]

The heat is on

[@RomNYC]

Why exactly single out the Bronx, when that bridge links two different boroughs?

[@NYRTIG]

Willis Ave Bridge flows into the Bronx from Manhattan and the 3rd Ave Bridge flows into Manhattan from the Bronx.

[@easilytrackableinternethum3018]

Because the people are trying to go home

[@RomNYC]

@@easilytrackableinternethum3018 What? I think you missed the point.

[@RoughNeckDelta]

2:18 How did this intersection even get like this? It looks like a 20 car mashup

[@Michael-u9j]

35 years of driving across those bridges. And I saw them open maybe 0nce or twice. So why was it opened.

[@user-dj7wv5ok2x]

They're opened on a regular basis to keep the mechanisms functioning properly, and to determine what needs maintenance. This is like the old air raid sirens that were tested the last Friday of every month.

[@LuisRamos-ft4ck]

Just crossed it not long ago got lucky

[@kmeccat]

Li'l Pete will be right on it! LMAO

[@side-eye-chef-bandit]

So this is how [insert title here] starts question mark

[@rondadonjuan4102]

Damn ya really trying to keep the Bronx out of manhattan 😂😂

[@LI-fh1it]

No one working as usual 😂

[@ATSaale]

They actually did a similar thing in St Louis when they were putting the final piece in the gateway Arch. They had scheduled it for a particular time in the morning when the metal will be contracted to the right size but they were about two or three hours behind so they ended up using fire trucks pouring water onto the base of the legs to cool and shrink it and ultimately get the final piece in

[@WASTEOFTIMESTUDIOS]

Think by now they would install a cooling system in the bridge, how hard is it to install some pumps and piping?

[@Intbel]

They're wasting their time. ALL the iron/steel on the bridge would have expanded. Simply attempting too cool of a few feet on one end is pointless.

[@DavidNightjet]

Once Kathy cancelled congestion pricing, the city itself became sentient and began devising ways to implement it on its own.

[@EN-wu6ov]

It's funny. Before congestion pricing, everyone was spewing vitriol; then she cancels it, an everyone is spewing vitriol.

[@RIGeek.]

CBS, could you explain the science behind how older bridge steel expands more than new bridge steel with heat? Seems this issue could happen to any steel bridge as steel expands with heat. That expansion is static and will not change over time.

[@sakenu16]

Why even have a swinging bridge in NYC? Why not make it taller and make it permanent. No tall ships really travel that area anyways. Mostly small boats and circle line. We live in first rated country but live with third rated problems.

[@computerpwn]

you answered your own question. its not taller because tall ahips rarely frequent. thankfully you are not a city designer spending our tax dollars

[@FordmustangGT-vg4uy]

Because biden stole all the momey that was supposed to be spent on upkeeping American infrastructure its like his 1.2T dollar infrastructure accomplished nothing but big paychecks

[@Sashazur]

@@computerpwnA taller bridge = way more $$$

[@Starbrahan72]

Tell me you haven’t been uptown without telling me you haven’t been uptown

[@user-dj7wv5ok2x]

A taller bridge would mean higher approaches to that bridge on BOTH ends; just imagine the TRAFFIC PROBLEMS that'll result....

[@carleenreid9008]

God bless those that he gives wisdom that is amazing to see these hard working people to do sush an incredible job like that

[@cynthiagonzalez658]

Didn't know that we had bridges like that 🤔

[@randbarrett8706]

Interesting, does this structure need a cooling system?

[@JadaCol]

Update it

[@TheBackStory22]

so, 2 guys pushing and kicking a bridge back into place? seems do able. how much could the bridge weigh? hmmm..

[@Mr_Joseph979]

I said the same thing. Lol That bridge weighs at least 4.5 million pounds. Like kicking the tires on a fully loaded semi

[@williamlloyd3769]

Impressive traffic mess!

[@SimplyTechna]

This bridge isnt 100+ years old.

[@somethingsomething404]

Why do they still use choppers? Drones work just as well if not better and don’t burn tons of fuel…

[@roberttorres4893]

@10:30 notice why the waves never crash through the fence? It should be wet on both sides?

[@Bubbarain717]

Why does it look like one boat is trying to pull the bridge open while the other is trying to push it shut.

[@carleenreid9008]

I happened to be on the bus that day when I saw it pulling away apart

[@beebeej1]

I grew up in that area the bridge didn't open that way before a bell would toll to let you know it was about to open to give you time to cross.

[@christinasanders4833]

How much do they charge for using the toll bridge?

[@user-rk2sy8df4s]

Did they try prescribing Ozempic?

[@Relkond]

Is this the first ever this has happened? Or is this a common fault for the bridge that occurs every summer? -they appear to have a procedure for this. -news has been pushing the 'heat dome' thing of late, but failed to mention if this is a recurring problem or not. I therefore conclude this is a recurring fault, thus not meriting any special attention. That may be a wrong assumption on my part, but it comes out of the news agency failing to provide sufficient context for a national/international audience.

[@easilytrackableinternethum3018]

This is what corruption looks like.

[@FordmustangGT-vg4uy]

1.2 trillion dollars

[@nocturnus009]

So, about that Congestion Pricing hold: I’m thinking we can channel alternatives to keep the bridge and tunnel crowd on the work from home gravy train.

[@morningdew2594]

Can you imagine getting stuck in those þunnel projects?? 😮

[@Atrail_Mckinley4786]

Congestion Pricing has nothing to do with the bridge. The bridge got stuck because of the heat.

[@nocturnus009]

@@Atrail_Mckinley4786 the maintenance costs for the upkeep of all means of egress and entry into and around the city would disagree on a macro level. Like turning the city car free would allow vast quantities of carbon to never get generated. See Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future. ♻️

[@xesxblackarrow7912]

@@Atrail_Mckinley4786pay attention child

[@JohnJohn-rz7tn]

Nothing a little WD40 can’t fix

[@hadjkam1069]

mta: no congestion pricing? no problem

[@Ace7of7Cups]

anyone know what the current state of the bridge is now?

[@RudyKelmendi]

It’s at Hunts Point chopped up for recycling ♻️

[@killiandw]

I've lived in NYC my whole life gone over that bridge tons of time never knew or seen it move

[@xevious2501]

THAT BRIDGE IS 126 YEARS OLD!?? wow.. well i guess in terms of city infrastructure thats not really old at all.

[@thebaronet]

yes, lets not fix a bridge but add congestion pricing for the city instead, makes sense

[@user-dj7wv5ok2x]

And that congestion pricing would've addressed problems such as these.

[@bigmikethetall1]

It's not breaking news it's broken news. Lol

[@Martinezalex007]

Does anyone know if greedy NYC halted tolls for that day?

[@Azazel2024]

Imagine the smell

[@edwilko8819]

😂 two words= cordless grinder❤

[@coryanderson8990]

It was maybe 100 today. You expect me to believe it was hot enough to expand metal. Wow like watching the moon landing video.

[@daeone1514]

Is that bridge over 100 years ago???

[@gewglesux]

Pay the toll cheapskates. watched a guy kayak under there last week

[@dazt5831]

so a little bit of heat that this region gets each year and all of a sudden it's too much for it, thats not got anything to do with heat thats to do with maintenance and construction, theres steel and iron bridges older than this in mainland europe that sustain higher temperatures every summer without any issue so this is just poor maintenance

[@dungenwalkerr619]

Ho many bridges already this year? Whoever responsible get it together pls....

[@signorpippistrello]

The ”cooling“ is too much in one spot. They risk damaging the structure. They should use both boats covering both sides swiping from one side to the other. Yes, it takes long.

[@joshuapaul349]

How else will they funnel you to the toll roads?

[@dmk2457]

hope ems is able to assist people needing their services

[@82windows82]

Good luck with that....

[@Odin33356]

The entire country is stuck on stupid.

[@johndough4289]

Can’t have a first world nation with a low IQ population.

[@FordmustangGT-vg4uy]

No just the left

[@mattdajedi]

Looks like everyone is gonna have to take the toll

[@Touchybanana]

They honestly should replace all of these older bridges in NY.

[@Mr_Joseph979]

This bridge is only 20 years old. The reporter was too quick with his mouth.

[@babajinde]

Conspiracy theories, morons, and armchair quarterbacks... Oh I forgot this is KZbin!

[@rirkc]

The infrastructure in this country is failing at an alarming rate.

[@FordmustangGT-vg4uy]

Its almost like 1.2 trillion dollars just aint enough

[@ginolorenzo9851]

oh stop It already go live In Arizona besides that bridge Is over 120 years old

[@larrye.goinesjr.1535]

"How Do You Get Out Of This Hell-Hole"?!?

[@manguexpresslatincafenbake6255]

Where is Peter Parker or miles morales when you need them?

[@mattdorsey2244]

In Los Angeles we have cool car chases to watch. This was boring.

[@robyndavis3043]

Time to “rebuild!” the bridge!!!!!!

[@leecornwell5632]

Time to bring back the 8 Thrid Ave Elevated line back aswell so this way it could run on the Thrid Avenue Bridge with two tracks just make a concrete structures along side the trailer sidewalks