What is the Best Bridge in Every U.S. State?

Have you ever wondered what the best bridge is in every single state? Well I did some research and compiled a list of the best bridges in each state. This video is my opinion and when I say best, I mean it could be historically significant or it could be the best looking in that state.
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[@Engineers_Perspective]

Any disrespectful comments about how I mispronounced a name will be deleted. I understand that I didn't do my due diligence to check the pronunciations and that's my fault. I will do better in the future, but disrespect will not be tolerated anymore.

[@jennyknopps1291]

You should counties with the most lakes in each state in the U.S.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

That may be a future video I look into but I want to focus on bridges, roads, and railroads before I dive into geography but I'm interested in covering it someday

[@Franklin-ip7ip]

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[@InkaBall]

Marylander hearing a Patamac River just hurt me and the other 10 Million People living in the BW area

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Haha sorry, I'm not from anywhere near there so there was no chance I would've said it right. Hope you enjoyed the video regardless and I'll make sure to say it more correct next time haha

[@Pudentame]

@@Engineers_Perspective Heh! "Patamac" was only the first laugh out loud moment in the video, so don't worry about it 😏

[@aaronb7631]

I live in Kentucky, and it hurt me to hear Pot-ah-Mac! I guess some people don't realize it's Puh-toh-mik!

[@robillingworth8503]

California guy here who learned in school 51 years ago that the river near George Washington's home Mt. Vernon is the Po-to-mec(soft "e" or "i" sound); yeah, the video sound grated on my ears too.

[@HackedbyapacheWriter]

​@@Engineers_Perspective🤔 the Verizon business account myself and half the country and country are on locates in DC, then the fake isp 100:...... Locates from Google Philly, most time, all over Eastern and central Pa the rest. Ironic. Remind me of a led Zeppelin song lyric, " ohhhh it really makes me wonder" ✌️😎✌️

[@jonm4501]

The Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys is so unique, you forget you're on a bridge, its so beautiful. You're transported into Bliss.

[@brian5o]

I live in Florida and my first thought for the best bridge here was the Sunshine Skyway but, I have to say, the Seven Mile Bridge is definitely a great candidate, too. The bridge itself is not as attractive as the Skyway but the surroundings and just the engineering used to create such a long bridge are just amazing. Damn I miss the Keys. I really need to go back. Actually, I just thought of another cool Florida bridge that’s also one of my favorites- The Bridge of Lions in St Augustine.

[@larry4111]

@@brian5o Same! I live in Florida and my first thought was he was going to pick Skyway, but as soon as I saw it was Seven Mile, I thought, "OMG of course!" I've been home since mid-June due to a flood in my house and I finally decided I need to get away, so in 2 weeks I will be on that bridge.

[@larry4111]

As an infrastructure nerd who binges on YT engineering videos, I have to say this was one of the best I've seen. I love your attention to details and use of cost and dimension stats. Great job!

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching!

[@davidhunden120]

Unfortunately, one of the Indiana bridges mentioned is actually in Kentucky. Kentucky claims, and verified by the US Supreme Court, all of the Ohio river so the bridge is essentially in KY, not IN.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Oh Oops, I was not aware of that. I will make that correction when I eventually go state by state. Thanks for the info!

[@HackedbyapacheWriter]

The river ends on the other side, is it similar to the one in Cincinnati that goes into Kentucky 🤔 I knew someone in club Vegas social casino that knew an awful lot about Kentucky and Ohio 🙂 even knew where the dancing Bear bridge was. 🤔 nanna Beth 😮 you still smoking fatties I mean I mean marcos christian Fallon heather Scotty Eula, Timmy, Steve 🙂 visible, sweet he and she wolf, my daughter Courtney 🤔 are you me too ? Am I even a thing anymore or have you eliminated me ? Am I dead ? Asking for a friend 😉

[@HackedbyapacheWriter]

​@@Engineers_Perspectivedang Ryan, you sound so much like Micheal, sometimes Scott wolf, sometimes like sunshine 🤔

[@titanbronco1627]

Honorable mention for Arizona, London Bridge. Its pretty old and probably the most traveled bridge.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

That's crazy how they disassembled it and reassembled it in Arizona from London. Honestly it should've been an honorable mention

[@pacificostudios]

For Minnesota, you should have listed the Duluth Lift Bridge, the new High Bridge in St. Paul, the Mendota Bridge, the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis, the St. Croix Crossing in Stillwater, the Hennepin Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis, Lake Street Bridge, Roberts Street Bridge in St. Paul. Also the pedestrian bridge between Guthrie Theater and Loring Park in Minneapolis. Any of these is a unique representative of the North Star State. You're welcome, ya.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

But then I would have had to talk about minnesota more which I can't possibly do as a north dakotan. Haha, all jokes aside, I can't possibly cover all bridges that you mentioned in this video but maybe I can go state by state in the future...

[@pacificostudios]

@@Engineers_Perspective Well it's a hell of a nice list. And you can add to it the log that let's hikers cross the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca. The shortest Mississippi River bridge of all.

[@michaelberger8137]

Agree

[@Thegonagle]

The Lowry Avenue bridge is alright, I guess. But there are so many more interesting bridges here. The Hennepin Avenue bridge in Minneapolis is notable as one of the *shortest* suspension bridges in the US. The new Stillwater bridge to Wisconsin is a wonderfully cool modern bridge, and I believe Minnesota can claim ownership because the state of Minnesota built, owns, and maintains it. The Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge is worth your attention because it has lots of moving parts, and you mentioned how much you like bridges with moving parts. And going back to Stillwater, they still have a lift bridge too. It’s not nearly as grand as Duluth’s lift bridge, but it’ll charm you all the same. Also owned and maintained by the state of Minnesota, it was originally slated to be torn down after the new Stillwater bridge opened, but preservation efforts spared it from the scrap yard. Instead, it was extensively restored and reopened to pedestrians and bicycles only.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

Honorable mention for Oregon: the beautiful St. Johns bridge over the Willamette River in Portland.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

That is a very nice looking bridge! I unfortunately didn't see it when researching but it does look awesome!

[@TheCriminalViolin]

Or the Yaquina Bay bridge in Newport! That bridge is majestic, and fun fact: My great grandfather was one of the workers who built the bridge back in the 50s, though he had to leave work on it halfway through as he contracted Yellow Fever (Jaundice) from his work on it. We also have the bridge that crosses over the Crooked River in Central Oregon.

[@janoswimpffen7305]

Others in Oregon, Steel Bridge, Portland; McCullough Bridge, Coos Bay (historic landmark). There are also at least 4 major bridges dating from 1910s & 1920s on the Colmbia Gorge Highway. BTW, the state is pronounced "Ore-eh-gun" not "Ore-eh-gaahn". Your Washington list is more comprehensive. In your state of North Dakota you missed the Hi-Line RR trestle in Valley City.

[@Shawn666Hellion]

Mackinac Bridge Michigan, it's an architectural work of art

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I hope to drive over it someday! Haven't been to Michigan yet and I would love to someday!

[@brian5o]

@@Engineers_Perspective If you do drive over the Macinac bridge, just make sure you’re not driving a Yugo. High winds actually blew a Yugo off the bridge back in the 80s. That does have to be one amazing drive though.

[@fldon2306]

Great vid! Honorable mentions: VA: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel: 17.6 miles and man-made islands for tunnels for US Navy ships TN: Natchez Trace Pkwy twin concrete arch bridge PA/NJ: several bridges over Delaware River NY: New Tappan Zee Bridge: Cable stay NJ: George Washington Bridge over Hudson River CO: Glenwood Canyon Viaduct: I-70 along Colorado River AZ: Grand Canyon Skywalk: glass foot bridge over Grand Canyon

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Awesome suggestions! I hadn't seen some of these bridges you mentioned! There's lots of cool bridges around the U.S. that's for sure!

[@enischial965]

I appreciate you acknowledging the existence of Minnesota. My favorite bridge there is the aerial ift bridge in Duluth.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Haha, I had to throw in a joke as a native north dakotan

[@ryanrobinson5638]

Honestly, I thought it was really cute. North Dakota is the one with the presidents, right?

[@ryanrobinson5638]

;-)

[@MatthewMKF]

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[@McAtlasDad]

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway holds the Guinness World Record for longest continuous span over water in the world.

[@domin8r12]

I love how you featured the Delaware Memorial Bridge and Chesapeake Bay Bridge, because they are some of my personal favorites This is a great video!

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!

[@mcmobius1]

Colorado bridge so high like everything else is in Colorado including some of the people. LOL.

[@kelvinwaves]

Sixth Street Bridge Los Angeles should’ve topped the list for California; it’s the most iconic landmark built in Los Angeles in the 21st century

[@geisaune793]

Yesss, I knew Missouri’s bridge would be the Eads Bridge. The designer and builder, James Buchanan Eads, was largely self-educated and he learned what he knew about engineering from books. When it was first constructed, an elephant was walked across the bridge to prove its stability and strength to the public. The bridge also pioneered a number of construction techniques that were later used for the Brooklyn Bridge. The Eads Bridge was the primary symbol of St. Louis for nearly a century until the Gateway Arch was built

[@Engineers_Perspective]

You know that's funny because that's similar to how bridges are designed today. We simulate a truck driving across the bridge and we check different scenarios which we call our live load.

[@DNSKansas]

Stan Span

[@eaglescout1984]

Some suggestions for bridges. North Carolina should definitely be the Linn Cove Viaduct, which carries the Blue Ridge Parkway over a very sensitive (ecologically) slope of Grandfather Mountain. Not only was it designed to have as minimal impact as possible on the ecosystem below, but it actually curves with the mountain. It is the reason why the Blue Ridge Parkway (started in 1935, mostly finished in 1966) took 21 additional years to reach 100% completion, as there was no plan for bridging the gap along Grandfather Mountain until the viaduct was conceived. Kentucky should have an honorable mention for the Lake Barkley Bridge. It's a basket handle tied-arch bridge that traverses the Cumberland River/Lake Barkley side of Kentucky's Land Between the Lakes. More impressive, they lit the underside of the arch, so at night it's amazing to look at. Virginia, one could definitely argue the Yorktown bridge is the best from an engineering perspective. But, some other candidates could include the Varina-Enon bridge, a cable-stay (carries I-295 over the James River), the ACL/RF&P/CSX A-Line bridge, a concrete arch (caries the CSX railroad over the James River just east of downtown Richmond), the High bridge, a traditional railroad trestle (carries a rail trail over the Appomattox River), and if you get real loose with your definition of a bridge, the Triple Crossing in Richmond, which is actually 2 bridges stacked on top of each other over another railroad at grade level and is the only known location in the world where 3 railroads meet at different levels. And some corrections on how, the locals at least, pronounce some words Potomac: Pa-toe-mick Monongahela: Mon-On-Gay-Lia (West Virginia pronunciation) Cuyahoga: Kie-Ya-Ho-Ga Fayette (County): Fae-Yut

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Every bridge you mentioned I didn't see in my research unfortunately. Some states are harder to find information for especially if you don't know what's there. As for pronunciation, yeah, I got a ton of comments about it and it's as simple as hopefully fixing it for the next video but local dialect might tell me otherwise

[@JeffDeWitt]

@@Engineers_Perspective A lot of times if you google "how to pronounce" a word you can find out how to pronounce it. During the pandemic I was doing some voiceovers for my church and that was a HUGE help in learning how to pronounce those Biblical names.

[@rocknrollnichole1071]

I just subscribed. I love bridges and the history behind them. I also have bad anxiety. Your voice and humor put me at ease. I feel okay right now. I’m from Richmond Va, and we have some cool bridges here if you ever wanna deep dive it. The mayo bridge and the old Lee bridge are interesting as well as the old viaduct (now the Martin Luther king) it’s super fascinating. Thanks for getting me outta my own head and I can’t wait to watch more!

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks for watching! I appreciate it! I have actually started going state by state and going more in depth. I'm starting with Florida and moving up the coast so Virginia will actually be covered 5th. Thanks for the suggestions and I'll make sure to take a look at those bridges once I get there. I try to keep a schedule of a new video every 2 weeks as that's the fastest I can work haha.

[@rocknrollnichole1071]

@@Engineers_Perspective I love this! I definitely need to check out some of your older videos as well! Much love from RVA!!!!

[@danwebb5118]

Super kool 😎 topic. In 16 months, you can add the Gordie Howe International Bridge to the Michigan / Ontario list.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I might have to!

[@WilliamLee-bv4tv]

I was just at the sundial bridge in Redding, CA not even three weeks ago! I'm pretty excited to see it mentioned here

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I love the design style of it!

[@indetigersscifireview4360]

Fellow engineer here and just want to help with some pronunciation. No disrespect intended. Potomac River is Poe-toe-mick Monongahela River Is Ma-non-gah-he-lah Narragansett Bay is Nair(like hair)-ah-gan(like tan)-set Also DC has the post tensioned concrete box segmented Woodrow Wilson Bridge. It replaced the original drawbridge that was constructed in 1962. Virginia also has the Natural Bridge in Natural Bridge State Park. It is a natural rock formation. Francis Scott Key bridge is a great loss to Baltimore MD. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is so frightening to some people that they are willing to pay someone else to drive their car across it. I walked across the bridge back when they had a Bay Bridge walk. A friend helped inspect the bridge a few years ago.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks for being respectful about pronunciations. I don't mind corrections but some people are just rude about it. I'm planning a separate D.C. video down the road similar to how I'm doing a New York City Bridges series right now to cover and highlight more bridges in the area. I saw the natural bridge and may highlight it when I go state by state I'm saddened by the loss of such a great structure but I'm also excited to see what will replace it.

[@alaeriia01]

One you forgot in Pennsylvania is the Ravine Flyer II bridge in Erie. It's notable for its load: instead of a roadway or railway, it carries a roller coaster across a road.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

That's pretty sweet I'm not gonna lie. First time seeing it

[@alaeriia01]

@@Engineers_Perspective It is also unique: while there are other roller coaster that cross public ways, almost all of them are steel and as such do not have bridge-like infrastructure. The few woodies (aside from RF2) that cross public ways do so via tunnels.

[@scottjones9546]

I was surprised there was no mention of Washington's floating bridges, but the ones mentioned are good choices. Being from there, I can add the tree that fell down to become a very walkable bridge over the South Fork Sauk River on the hike to Monte Cristo. It replaced a steel car bridge that washed out decades ago. Which makes nice segue into... Washington is also known for its bridge disasters. Everyone knows about Galloping Girdie, but there's also the old floating bridge that carried US 10 and later, I-90 over Lake Washington, that sunk in a windstorm. Fortunately, drivers were using a new span as it was being renovated to be the new eastbound span when it happened. The line, "Don't let your pontoons fill with water!" still sticks with me. Another one is the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River that collapsed when an overheight truck clipped it a few years ago.

[@UlyseezHorsehead]

Interesting choice of the Bridge of Flowers for Massachusetts. Apparently it was originally built for trolleys! The bridge I was expecting you to go with was the French King Bridge, which is a little-known yet epic-looking steel arch/cantilever bridge built in the 1930s that spans across the Connecticut River out in Western Mass. The view when crossing over it is absolutely amazing and it definitely deserves an honorable mention.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I like to mention unique and interesting bridges. Unfortunately I didn't see the bridge you mentioned but I go more in depth when I go state by state

[@michaelberger8137]

The Great River Bridge in Burlington Iowa got the royal snub. Ouch!

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Yes that's a pretty neat looking bridge but at the same time I already had a few cable stayed bridges and I wanted to showcase a wide variety of bridges

[@michaelberger8137]

@@Engineers_Perspective that's okay.... making fair mention of the Tower Bridge in Sacramento (where I'm from) made up for it!!!

[@WhiskyJack-]

Pennsylvania - I grew up in Pittsburgh, but I am sorry to say, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge is by far a better feat of engineering than any of the bridges in Pittsburgh. Spanning the Delaware River, this suspension bridge connects Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Camden, New Jersey. The bridge was dedicated as part of the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. From 1926 to 1929, it had the longest single span of any suspension bridge in the world.

[@paullarson3417]

You missed the Cart Creek Bridge. It crosses an arm of Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Daggett County, Utah. It is something like 400 feet above the high water level of the reservoir. I don't have any more statistics on the bridge, but it is really worth a look. On a side note, we had a youth activity near the bridge one year soon after the dam was built, and the lake had only begun to fill. So, the bridge was an additional 200 feet above the water level. Three young men disappeared from our campsite. No one knew where they went until they returned. They had crawled over the top of the arches. Look at a picture of the bridge, and you will get an idea of the danger they put themselves into.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Yeah unfortunately I didn't know about it but it does look great

[@TheCriminalViolin]

It was obvious someone from out of state would select the Astoria-Megler Bridge for Oregon. The St John's, the bridge in Peter Skene Ogden State Viewpoint and Yaquina Bay bridge are also worth a selection for the best in the state. My personal favorite is in fact the Yaquina Bay bridge. The one in the state viewpoint I mentioned is going to be reminiscent of the one you gave to New Mexico. And for future reference, Oregon is said "Or-uh-gin" (uh-gin being like a lazy way of saying again) or "Or-ih-gin". The g is a actual g sound as well, which I say specifically because for some reason many of us in the US make a j sound for Gs.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks for the suggestions! I do plan to go state by state in the future and go more in depth (and maybe update my favorite bridges as I discover more) so I'll use your suggestions as a good starting point. As for the pronunciation, I have never heard it said the way you said it and maybe it's a Midwestern thing or maybe it's a north dakota thing haha

[@TheCriminalViolin]

@@Engineers_Perspective Sounds like a fun idea, and as for the enunciation, I'm a born & raised Oregonian, so it's probably just a midwest thing. It is funny though given how much flack me and my mom get for our "Midwestern words and quirks", as her side of the family was entirely from the midwest themselves. I've been accused many times of simply getting "pop" from that side of the family, when in reality, Oregon has always said Pop, because we're not heathens with a death wish haha.

[@snailysnail0]

Surprised ND didn't get a couple more honorable mentions. If you don't know it, another one not noted in previous comments is the Hi-Line bridge in Valley City, one of the longest railroad bridges in the US. I always thought it was pretty cool.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I didn't want to mention all of them in this video when I'm planning to go state by state eventually. I'd like to save some bridges for that video haha

[@JarboBombay]

Former Indiana DOT here. I've worked on the Sherman-Minton more than I care to think about. It has been in various states of major repair with all, or multiple lanes closed for more than half the last 15 years since it was struck by a barge in 2009. Fracture Critical is a term I have become very familiar with. The Current contract has been ongoing for well over 3 years. There were plans to tear off the upper deck and build a new structure alongside, but Kentucky wasn't willing to pay their half, so we are currently on another $200 million + rehab. Locals (myself included) are not amused. PS: Indiana is responsible for maintenance of the bridge, but only about 300-400' is in Indiana. Ind & Ky have an agreement to split up the crossings.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Oof that sounds rough. I'm getting experience with stuff like that between Minnesota DOT and North Dakota DOT with the Red River. There's a ton of bridges all up and down that river but we have an agreement to split the responsibility of each bridge crossing the border. I had gone to a class on how to inspect and identify fracture critical bridges recently, and they hammered in our heads to call it a bridge with Nonredundent Steel Tension Members (NSTM) instead of fracture critical. We also talked about that bridge in the class as well

[@Algo_RL]

Very nicely done!

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thank you!

[@DaCheese_Wendigo]

As a Minnesotan, I was not expecting the "moving onto the worst side of the red river"

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Gotta throw in jokes and jabs whenever I can haha

[@carolinaelevatorseas]

The Cape Fear Bridge is definitely my favorite bridge in NC, I go over it almost every day since I live in Leland across from Wilmington

[@davekauffmanjr2069]

im surprised you didnt mention the foresthill bridge in auburn california, i dont remember its length. but its 730 feet high, water to road deck. its the highest in cali, and was the 9th highest in the world when built in the early 70s. it was completely built in japan, disassembled in sections and shipped to san francisco,trucked to auburn and reassembled. good video

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I didn't see any mentions of that bridge when I was researching. Thanks for the info though and hopefully I'll be able to cover it when I go state by state!

[@davekauffmanjr2069]

@@Engineers_Perspective cool. its an interesting place, it sits over the north fork of the american river, down in the confluence with the middle fork of the american river are three more bridges, one is a curved bridge over the north fork on the old foresthill road, then the cal SR-49 is over the north fork below the confluence. and the 4th bridge is an old railroad bridge called the mountain quarries railroad bridge, but known locally as "no hands bridge" the is a 100 mile horse endurance race called the tevis cup. a woman named ina robinson was afraid of heights,there was no hand rails at the time,and its narrow,so she used the sr-49 bridge and was told she would be disqualified the next time, so she and some friends went down and walked it several times,then again on horseback. during the race she crossed on her horse and put her hands up in the air and yelled "look no hands" it been no hand bridge ever since. that bridge was built in 1912, and at the time was the longest and highest concrete arch bridge in the US, some say the world but im not sure of that. as an engineer, you might want to look into the mountain quarries railroad. it went from whats now call camp flint (it was a WWII POW camp, held italian and german POWS from the north african campaign ) and went down to the river,and up stream just a bit to a lime quarry.for sugar beets and cement. what might interest you is that most of it was on trestles. and there was a switchback at the top that part of which was on a trestle, i believe the switch was on it. also an engineering feat in the area, the first use of dynamite was in what is called bloorer cut on track one of the first continental railroad built by the central pacific railroad, it has a curve in it,and its 800' long and 63' deep.i grew up playing in it until a southern pacific train caught us in it, scared me, and my friends so much we peed our pants, lol,, all of us,lol. we laid in a drainage ditch as it passed over us. but its untouched.on track 2 over interstate 80,is another bridge thats interesting, its a steel girders, well like big I-beams, that are sitting on trestle bents at one end and the span over I-80 is sitting on a truss bridge with a few more bents. just a bit of history of the area, i was born in 1962, and unfortunately left when i bought a houseboat to live on and moved in 2019. then to utah in 2021,.,, i dont know why i came here tbh, but i do like it, im dying and i do wish i were closer to what family i have left and my friends,ya know?

[@lukecarroll19]

​@@davekauffmanjr2069I've always loved Forest Hill Bridge. Such a cool piece of nor cal.

[@davekauffmanjr2069]

@@lukecarroll19 i have a fear of heights , i was a firefighter for 14 years with auburn city, i was also a ladderman. but but we didnt have a ladder truck, 55' telesquirt, had a ladder on it, but we just used a ladder, lol,, anyway, we had a rescue on the catwalk under the bridge. they told me to go out and help bring the guy back, i got to were there was about 50' of air between myself and the dirt, so i just dropped to my knees and started crawling backwards. i hadnt gotten two feet when someone straddled ,a friend, he was laughin,, i grumbled at him and he tells me they had a better as to how far id get, the capt won he also was the one who sent me out, i walked up to him and growled to him to hand me his winings. he did lol

[@davekauffmanjr2069]

@@Engineers_Perspective it usd to be listed in the world almanac. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foresthill_Bridge , wiki page for it.

[@kmm018]

What an enjoyable video! I really love your sense of humor, and that is a breath of fresh air in this increasingly AI video world. I would vote yes for NY specific video. Keep up the good work!

[@Engineers_Perspective]

It's already started. Part 1 of New York City bridges is out now and I'm working on part 2. I am planning to do the whole state eventually when I start going state by state in separate videos

[@billyjoejimbob56]

Your research to produce this vid is commendable. One improvement in the narrative... It woud be great if you would note the length of the main span, since those numbers correspond to the engineering achievement at the time each bridge was built.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thank you! I did mention the length of the main span where I could find information on it, same with the cost to build it. If I couldn't find information on it, I didn't want to speculate

[@jamesrobinson1022]

For Michigan you should've mentioned the Gordie Howe. Even though it is not fully built yet it is the longest stay cable bridge in North America.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I think that's why I didn't mention it haha.

[@jerryharrison1946]

Thanks for mentioning three of the big four (soon to be five) bridges in Michigan. Only one you didn't mention is the International Bridge between Soo, USA & Soo, Canada

[@leeriffee4606]

Glad to see you picked the Chesapeake Bay Bridge for Maryland (and, had it not been destroyed, the Francis Scott Key Bridge). I've always thought the Bay Bridge was neat having grown up in Maryland. For me it was the gateway to Ocean City and summer vacations at the beach. I found it fascinating looking at the bridge and scenery while my parents did the driving. It's kind of a "frankenbridge" with all the different styles of bridge, but that makes it unique. Might be one reason why some are scared to death of it.... The Key Bridge was also neat, but that's the one I was scared of when I was a teen driver. Not because I thought it would collapse but because it was steep and high for the distance it spanned. It was the first big bridge I ever drove over (I got lost and didn't have much choice, despite my fears). Was scary at the time but now a fond memory as it is now gone.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Yeah, both bridges are really cool. Like I said I would've covered the key bridge if it hadn't collapsed so I gave it an honorable mention. I would love to drive over the bay bridge one day and maybe I will. Who knows! Thanks for watching!

[@brian5o]

You really got me curious regarding that Wyoming bridge so I looked into what happened there. What a rabbit hole that turned out to be. What a sad story. On a lighter note, if you’re not familiar with the Bridge of Lions in St Augustine, FL, you should check it out. It is really cool and pretty historic. Btw, the Seven Mile Bridge and Sunshine Skyway honorable mention for Florida were solid choices. I really enjoyed your video.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks for watching! Yeah, finding that bridge was by complete accident and it's a super sad story. I'll have to check out the other bridge you mentioned!

[@mavfin8720]

The Alton, IL bridge is interesting, and I know that one. There's one upriver at Quincy, IL that is similar as well.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks for mentioning those bridges! I'll have to check them out!

[@Denusa]

I have traveled extensively through Wyoming and the three best bridges are very hard to access. Fremont Canyon south of Alcova is the best. 2nd has to be the suspension bridge in Thermopolis State Park. 3rd place the thru truss bridge on the Elk Mountain - Medicine Bow road.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thank you so much!

[@TheRagingPlatypus]

Check out the Liberty Bridge in downtown Greenville SC. Awesome pedestrian bridge with great views of a waterfall and downtown.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Oh wow, thanks for the suggestion! That's a nice stunning view and an interesting bridge!

[@Revan_ishh]

30:46 Ah yes my homestate bridge I-26. That's a peak looking bridge!

[@Pyeknu]

Hope you get the chance to do this same type of video for the best bridges of Canada

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I actually thought of doing this a couple days ago. Do you have any bridges you think should be covered if I were to make this video?

[@IamTHEONLYgus532]

33:07 Virginia: how is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel not more interesting???

[@Jim-the-Engineer]

See your point, but the CBBT is a crossing that includes bridges and tunnels. And, because the navigation channels (which is where the tall/interesting sections of bridges typically are located) are crossed by tunnels, the bridge portions are pretty boring.

[@garydavis4090]

Nice job, including the comic elements. This is a great general classroom bridge presentation. Now, it would be very helpful from a safety standpoint to specifically feature those major bridges that contain safe, barrier-separated, protected pathways for pedestrians, cyclists and persons with disabilities. (A few were mentioned in the video, and some others that have protected pathways appeared, but were not necessarily noted.) Please do a whole video on this subject and it will be greatly appreciated. (Side note: There are numerous bridge safe access issues between Indiana and Kentucky.) Thanks and best regards!--Gary M. Davis, Indiana Trails

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks for the idea! Yeah I just wanted this video to be more generalized and work towards narrowing down my focus to smaller areas. My next video I'm planning on will be NYC bridges where I will be able to talk about the pedestrian aspects as well. Unfortunately, I work a full time job on top of this and it's summer break for my kid so spending time making these videos is more difficult but eventually I'll get it done

[@garydavis4090]

@@Engineers_Perspective Big Thanks. The entire Hudson River Valley is loaded with pedestrian-friendly bridges, in addition to those in NYC. You are definitely on to something with these state-by-state videos. Indiana Trails is focused upon bike/ped/ADA safety on major bridges, along with multimodal transportation planning. Other trails groups are taking the same approach. IN-KY have pedestrian-friendly structures at Madison IN, Louisville-Jeffersonville East End Lewis & Clark I-265 Bridge, and the fabulous Big Four Bridge between Jeffersonville IN and Louisville. Thus far, though, the western parts of the two states are lacking those sorts of safe, accessible accommodations. Take care!

[@the_mowron]

The reason inflation calculators only go back to 1913 is because inflation didn't exist before then. This is when the federal reserve was created. Before 1913, money was just silver and gold. The price could fluctuate, but prices went up and down, not just up.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Yeah that's what I learned later haha. It's just crazy to see how much the cost of things has increased

[@SynchroScore]

Um...inflation absolutely existed back then. Paper money was also very much a thing then, and it was even more chaotic, with numerous individual banks printing their own banknotes, which may or may not be accepted in other places, depending on the reputation and trustworthyness of the issuing bank. The Federal Reserve has absolutely nothing to do with it. And prices still go down, from time to time. Just this month, the Consumer Price Index went down for the first time since 2020. For that matter, the US experienced severe deflation between 1930 and 1933, and minor instances of deflation in 1948, 2009, and 2015.

[@JeffDeWitt]

Inflating the currency was one of the things that got the Romans in trouble. Any time there is a fiat currency inflation can be a problem.

[@kirkdaley3441]

Virginia has the Chesapeake bride tunnel

[@JeffDeWitt]

Yep! When heading to the northeast from North Carolina I've gone that way and taken the Cape May Ferry. Cool drive (and ride), and it's NOT I-95!

[@matthewmiller7207]

For Delaware, an honorable mention I'd throw in ... would be the Reedy Point Bridge, the Easternmost crossing of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. This is quite a fun one to cross, particularly when traveling Northbound from Port Penn, where you can see this large, imposing structure coming up from quite a long way down the road. Builds up the anticipation. From the top you can see the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and the Wilmington skyline. And on a clear day, you might catch a quick glimpse of the Commodore Barry Bridge further down the Delaware River. Then there's also the C&D Canal Railroad/Lift Bridge between St. Georges and Summit. One of the best-looking bridges of its type you'll ever see (unbiased opinion).

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Yes that bridge is pretty neat! Love the extra bridges you mentioned! Totally unbiased, totally... just like my unbiased take on which dakota is the best dakota haha

[@billyjoejimbob56]

Referemce 20:09 in the video: I visited St. Louis and the Arch in 1993 at the peak of the Mississippi River flood... 52 feet above "normal". The Eads bridge is nearly next to the arch. In the underground museum below the arch, there was a photo from the late 1890s of the same then much newer Eads bridge, with Mississippi River flood waters at about the same depth. Who know the river could rise so high the locals were wondering? Uhhh... look at your own photos from 100 years ago... duh!!! Loved the video... Thanks!

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I love the history you shared! Thanks for that! It really adds to how great the bridge is!

[@CGNobles]

Im honestly shocked that you didnt mention the Linn Cove Viaduct in North Carolina.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I wasn't aware of it unfortunately!

[@abfutrell]

@@Engineers_Perspective it's considered one of the great engineering marvels internationally. It was a huge controversy with what to do with the Blue Ridge Parkway as this was the final portion of the motor road to be completed.

[@williamgottlieb8723]

That crummy bridge built by the Hoover Dam ruined the whole area.

[@davidliepelt6409]

Another great CT bridge is the lift bridge in Mystic, CT crossing the Mystic River.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@nathancarnes9058]

Check out the Linn Cove Viaduct along the Blue Ridge Parkway outside of Boone, North Carolina! It’s beautiful and has some great history.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

That is a gorgeous view! Thanks for pointing out this bridge to me!

[@pblacklock]

Incredibly enjoyable video that the KZbin algorithm provided for unknown reasons! Also nice not to hear an AI voice. Anyway, I’d tell ya to look at the Henley St. bridge next to the Gay St. bridge you mention in Knoxville, Tn. Instead. Really cool now that they seem to have pressure washed it. lol. Also, how about the floating bridges in Seattle that cross Lake Washington? Anyway, thanks!!!😊

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks for watching! Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of any of the bridges you mentioned but hope to do a deeper dive into each and every state individually where I can cover these bridges

[@andrewb9302]

NY has some super iconic bridges but my favorite is the Hells Gate bridge connecting Queens and The Bronx. It is a cantilever bridge crossing the East River through Randalls Island and over another smaller river before entering The Bronx. It was completed in 1900 for railroad use, which it remains that way today. It even inspired the design of the Sydney harbor bridge in Australia.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Well I do plan on covering NYC bridges in the near future so stay tuned for that!

[@franks9432]

St. John's bridge in Portland, Oregon deserved a mention.

[@mh0862]

Not the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesooooota? There was a bridge in Elk Mountain, WY that went over the Medicine Bow River. It had two planks of wood laid over steel support beams. One plank for each side of the car. Probably the scariest bridge I've crossed.

[@stevegabbert9626]

12:35 In the background you can see the old bridge and is dwarfed by the I-74 Bridge. It's more than double the size in almost every dimension, AND has a wide bike path to help tie the two States together. If you cross the I-80 bridge by Le Claire, IA, which is 9 miles up river, you can barely see the top of the I-74 Bridge over the trees.

[@erickirk6966]

With the Francis Scott Key bridge being destroyed a few months ago, I'd likely anticipate the replacement bridge to be nearly identical to Florida's Sunshine Skyway Bridge or California's Oakland Bay Bridge Eastern Span, and I'd also anticipate the section over the main channel being elevated to accommodate bigger vessels passing underneath. I'd be interested in seeing a video of iconic (and outdated) bridges that could be slated for replacement in the next few years or decades, and I could see Chesapeake Bay Bridge being a candidate for replacement, along with a couple more to be replaced or needs replacing. It's a thought.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

That's an interesting thought for the replacement! Thanks for the video idea, if I can find some information on it then I will consider making it a video

[@dirtfarmer7472]

I’m from Oklahoma that’s why I talk funny, 1987 I was driving a truck & had to cross the Huey P Long bridge in New Orleans hiway 3125 it was a little scary & I’m being polite, in Oklahoma I would’ve used Pack Saddle bridge HyWay 283 across the Canadian River. I’m glad that you included Galloping Gurdey in Washington, the New River bridge in WV is interesting, when you are standing under it & know that on bridge day it’s legal to jump off of it I’ll subscribe to your channel & look forward to more

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks for the suggestions and I hope you enjoy my videos! I plan to go more in depth with each state eventually so I'll take a look at your suggestion for Oklahoma

[@ron.owensby]

23:04 I know where Taos is, there was a commune there in the sixties. I crossed that bridge when it was pretty much brand new. Hitchhiking!

[@Engineers_Perspective]

That's awesome! Glad you got to experience it when it was first built

[@ron.owensby]

LOVED this video! My favorite bridges are the old ones. I've crossed many of the bridges in this video. A lot mentioned were built after my wandering days (daze?), some replaced bridges I had croosed Next I'd like to see a video on railroad bridges. Thank You! PS: Subscribed! 👍

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks for watching! I'll definitely cover railroad bridges in the future but I have a some videos I'd like to do first.

[@ron.owensby]

@@Engineers_Perspective Cool, you hsve some I have to watch first 😁

[@alexibeshears7549]

Loved this. You chose a great bridge for Kentucky. Admittedly, I have a biased pick in the Martin Luther King Jr. bridge in Somerset, KY. While having no connection to MLK, the city built the bridge and named it after him for some reason. The bridge actually provided a necessary service by making a more direct route to downtown from the southern side of the city as, before, the railroad cut off that part of the city and required traffic to go through residential areas and small roads. I cant find any information on when it opened, but it was between 2005 and 2010. The most interesting thing about the bridge would be that it has a curved fence on the pedestrian side that curves over the walkway. Again, my biased pick. Great video.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the extra information!

[@mikkibaker6907]

Too bad you missed the Casselman Bridge in western Maryland, part of the original National Pike.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

That bridge has some awesome history behind it but maybe if I had seen it that it might have been an honorable mention

[@LarrySkylines]

Pahtahmac River? It's 'poetoemac'. Stop speaking Canadian. Also, is the Delaware Memorial Bridge in Delaware or New Jersey? I've driven over it lots and lots of times. When I'm going south it's in NJ, but when I'm going north it's in Delaware.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Don't judge me for my mispronunciations lol. And it's in both haha

[@marks6385]

Delaware owns the bridge, so.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

@@marks6385 Thanks for the info!

[@KC-Mitch]

Poe-toe-Mac is the historic pronunciation, but everyone in the US says Puh-tah-mick or Puh-toe-mick

[@295g295]

The bridge is owned by a bi-state agency, the Delaware River and Bay Authority. > 6:10

[@cub35guy]

I’m surprised Iowa didn’t showcase the covered bridges of Madison county.

[@tornnomar]

Bridges are pretty cool. Some are truly amazing considering they were built 70+ years ago. I'm also going to chime in on the pronunciation thing, its Cuyahoga (kai-ya-hoe-ga) meaning 'crooked river.' Dang thing caught fire in June '69. It's much much cleaner now. All in all, an informative video showcasing some nice spans. I also like that you recognized pedestrian bridges as well.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks! I even knew how to pronounce that correctly and screwed it up during recording and didn't catch it during editing. I need to look into this river catching fire cause that sounds awesome and scary at the same time. Pedestrian bridges are just as important as any other bridges in my opinion

[@xfenrirx5775]

Love it!

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thank you!

[@rickchapman9232]

Here’s some more information about the new rivers gorge bridge, they worked 24 hours a day 7 days a week no matter how the weather was. It was brought in ahead of time and under budget.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

That's awesome! Thanks for the extra info!

[@EthanNeal]

For Wyoming, a lot of the bridges across the Snake River in the Jackson Hole area are rather nice, but the one that carries WYO-22 is, I'm my opinion, one of the cooler ones to cross because you can see the Tetons from it

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll have to check them out

[@danrhone9756]

Every bridges in every state are nice and well defined. A bridge is a bridge. We all need it for our daily commutes

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Bridges are a vital part of infrastructure but I disagree with every bridge being nice. I've visited some bridges that are not so nice and in need of a replacement soon and there's thousands of bridges like that across the country. Still safe to drive on for now but needs some love

[@danrhone9756]

@@Engineers_Perspective I agree

[@TheRagingPlatypus]

I'm not blaming you but we can see how they lie about inflation. There is a 0 % chance you can build these bridges today for the adjusted for inflation price.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I happen to agree with you on that. The inflation calculator seemed a little off for this video and I haven't used it since

[@JarboBombay]

@@Engineers_Perspective Is it that the inflation calculator is wrong, or building costs have skyrocketed in addition to the inflation? I spent 10 years in DOT leaving a few months ago and the latter is 💯 true. When I started, we built new roadway for $1 million/lane mile. Now it's $5-10 million.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Odd that you would put the Sherman Minton Bridge in New Albany, Ind. but the Big 4 Bridge in Louisville, Ky. Both connect Louisville with Indiana cities right across the river. Either the Minton or the Big 4 could be listed in either state.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I agree and it was hard to decide and maybe I put them in wrong places. I should've just stuck with bridges that didn't cross into other states haha

[@brianarbenz1329]

@@Engineers_Perspective I give you some slack there. Most of the best bridges do cross state lines.

[@tommunyon2874]

It is 'Canyon' City, as the n has a tilde ("enya"). Surprising that BNSF is planning to improve its infrastructure by replacing a bridge. I always knew the bridge in Rhode Island as the Jamestown bridge. My father wouldn't walk out on the Rio Grande Gorge bridge with us kids. We were thrilled to see the Rio Grande so far below (about 600 ft. I think) that it looked like a piece of yellow string. He wasn't quite as thrilled.

[@pacificostudios]

For Montana, I would choose Two Medicine Creek bridge on the BNSF Northern Transcon. It is over 200 feet high and has a beautiful setting near the Rockies.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

That's a beautiful view for sure!

[@dougmoore5209]

You missed the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in Wheeling West Virginia. The first bridge to span the Ohio Rivera and was located on the historic National Road.

[@mgzuck]

First off, love the video The Verrazano bridge may be the longest in NYC, but to me it's definitely not top one for me. Brooklyn Bridge is #1 for me for ushering in the era of bridges tying NY to together in the first place and giving us one big city. I'd have the Manhattan Bridge and Williamsburg brides before it also for their role in tying rapid transit between the two boroughs. The Poughkeepsie railroad bridge (now walkway over the hudson) also for it providing the closes rail crossing to NYC when it was opened. Others that have character like the Hell Gate and Queesboro also are before the Verrazano to me as well. It's big, just also nothing special to me - just one of the long grey bridges in NYC. In my current home in MD, there are a few rail ones that deserve some mention (All pioneered by the B&O railroad). Chesapeake Bay is our flagship car bridge (and still manages to scare a lot of folks apparently), but MD is where common carrier railroads stated. Carrolton Viaduct - 1st stone masonry bridge for railroads built in 1828 and still in use. Thomas Viaduct - Multi-span and curved stone masonry bridge completed in 1835, still in use on a mainline that regularly sees passenger service and 150+ car freight trains (The builder would probably have a heart attack seeing it). Bollman Truss bridge - Last surviving example of the 1st all metal railroad bridge. Not in use for rail - but a pedestrian bridge.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Well good news, I do plan to cover more bridges in NYC so I'll definitely mention most of what you mentioned above. Eventually I would like to go more in depth in each state but that obviously will take a lot of time. Hope you keep watching as I put out more videos!

[@FranzFerdinandVIII]

*33:27* The best ones are the floating bridges: Lake Washington (1940) Hood Canal (1961) Homer More Hadley (1989) Albert Dean Rosellini (2016) 22.Jul.2024

[@truckermikemct1]

A very informative video despite some mispronounced words.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Haha thanks and yes, I realize I screwed up some pronunciations and I will try better next time to pronounce it correctly. Unfortunately I won't know if the locals say it a specific way. Thanks for watching!

[@DNSKansas]

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is an engineering marvel, no doubt. To build a 39-kilometer bridge across a lake not once, but twice, is mighty impressive. However, as a Louisiana native, I believe the best bridge is the John James Audubon Bridge, a beautiful cable-stayed bridge across the Mississippi north of Baton Rouge. The Hale Boggs Bridge, another cable-stayed bridge crossing the Mississippi west of New Orleans, is also quite attractive. The cantilever bridges in Baton Rouge and New Orleans are just carbon copies of each other. It's true. The first bridge at New Orleans opened in 1958, then Louisiana dusted off the blueprints to build the one at Baton Rouge which opened in early 1968. Same with the second one at New Orleans, which opened in 1988. The Huey Long Bridge has railroad tracks in the middle and was expanded from two very narrow lanes without shoulders to three wide lanes with shoulders from 2006-13.

[@DNSKansas]

Mississippi's best bridge, to me, is the cable-stayed Greenville Bridge across the Mississippi River on the border with Arkansas.

[@contranimal]

For bridges in Pennsylvania, I'd also check out the Rockville Bridge, just north of Harrisburg, PA.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Is it the old arch bridge? Hoping I found the right one. That one has some awesome history to it!

[@contranimal]

@@Engineers_Perspective yes it’s the longest stone masonry arch railroad viaduct ever built.

[@renegadetenor]

Actually, "Monongahela" is my favorite word to utter, and I'm jealous of those who have an actual reason to say it!:)

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I'm not, I still struggle to say it even with the pronunciation right there

[@daevonthesavage7483]

as a louisiana native... The Huey Long bridge picture used is actually the Huey long bridge that's just up the river from the Horace wilkinson bridge. the one in jefferson parish looks different.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Oops, I make mistakes sometimes haha

[@ron.owensby]

Does anyone call it the Kingfish Bridge?

[@daevonthesavage7483]

@@ron.owensby we actually don't. Nobody does. We actually refer to it as the Old Bridge since it's older than the Horace Wilkinson bridge.

[@EndTheSimpademic]

Actually you got Minnesota wrong. That's the 35W bridge, which replaced the old one that famously collapsed.

[@matthewmiller7207]

You wanna know what type of bridge I'd like to see, in the spot where the Key Bridge once stood? A modern tied arch design. A big one! Perhaps modeled after the Lupu Bridge in Shanghai. Not only would this look stunning, but it would also, at least somewhat, keep the spirit of the old one. If it even had a similar light package to the Lupu Bridge, it could be lit up like a Star Spangled Banner at night. Now tell me, would this not be the perfect successor to the old bridge?

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I've thought about what type of bridge would replace the key bridge and I initially thought suspension bridge but I like your idea better

[@pghrpg4065]

Being a Pittsburgher, I can say Monongahela fast. I was surprised not to see any Philly bridges mentioned (Ben Franklin or Walt Whitman).

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I will cover more bridges when I eventually go state by state or maybe even large city by large city. Can't possibly cover every single bridge in this video otherwise it never would've gotten uploaded as I'd still be working on it

[@DNSKansas]

Florida: Sunshine Skyway is superior. Engineering marvel, especially after the catastrophic incident in May 1980 where 35 people plunged to their deaths when a barge struck a support on the old structure. The current bridge has "dolphins" which deflect the force of a ship strike, but those are very rare, considering the bridge is high enough to accommodate most marine traffic.

[@piggy8761]

Pulaski Skyway for Jersey YES, two different trusses on the same bridge is amazing expressway between Newark and Jersey city, but the jersey city inbound is always congested. 2 lanes on either side. And the Verrazzano for NY, longest in the country! Also the starting point of the NYC Marathon! And man that Dallas Texas bridge was cool too

[@Engineers_Perspective]

I agree! I've seen some other really cool bridges around the country with people suggesting them so if you know of any other cools ones let me know!

[@An_Economist_Plays]

Yeah, my Dallas in the video! 😀Woo-hoo!

[@Engineers_Perspective]

It's the only bridge that consistently showed up in my research for texas

[@TheLordOfNothing]

FJ Torres Causeway is my favorite bridge in GA.

[@troman5000]

I like this guy! Good video!

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Thank you!

[@Tuglife912]

The Talmadge Bridge in Savannah, Georgia is going to be either raised or replaced in the future by a taller bridge or possibly even a tunnel so we can get our Container Ships into Garden City Terminal. The largest ships out there won’t fit under the current bridge’s 185 foot vertical clearance. The Air Draft on some of the ships going under it now require them to lower their masts and antennas to make it under without touching. The tallest one yet, Motor Vessel CMA CGM Marco Polo only had 7 feet of clearance to make it under this one. Taller ships like the MSC Irina, MSC Gülsan, Maersk Triple E Class, Maersk E Class, Evergreen’s Ever Ace Class, and the Hyundai Merchant Marine Company ( HMM ) Algeciras Class won’t fit under this bridge.

[@CrazeTheZilla]

There is a full sized public transit, pedestrian, and bicycle only cable stayed bridge in Portland called the Tilikum Crossing. I believe it is the largest bridge in the US that does not allow personal road vehicles. It's become an icon of Portland and even the whole of Oregon to a lesser extent in the short decade since its been completed. No ill will towards the terrifying Astoria bridge, but I feel the Tilikum Crossing deserved the Oregon spot.

[@valiouspannell4166]

In West Virginia you didn't mention that the new red Gorge Bridge you can parachute off of it they closed it one day a year and let them bungee jump and parachute off of it

[@ramman5784]

I drove across the Royal Gorge bridge in 1988 in my personal car

[@billnolte8644]

23 and a half million bucks for a relatively short pedestrian bridge? And people wonder why CA is deeply in debt and losing people. That is just stupid.

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Unfortunately bridges are just expensive. I'm designing a beam bridge and I'm estimating 4 million to build just the bridge. The cost to build bridges has doubled in the past 2 years unfortunately due to fewer contractors and more work to do

[@billnolte8644]

@@Engineers_Perspective not the point. The point was a 23.5 million spent on a rural pedestrian bridge. If it costs that much, run with the vehicle bridge. If there is no vehicle bridge, it is JUST for trail purposes, and no trail is worth that..

[@larry4111]

According to the official site for the bridge, "The McConnell Foundation, a private, independent foundation established in Redding in 1964, funded the majority of the bridge’s $24 million cost." The rest came from the city of Redding and the Federal Highway Administration. So no state funds were used. There is no relation to the state being "deeply in debt and losing people." It is also meant to be a work of art.

[@billnolte8644]

@@larry4111 that's even worse, as it means I in another state had to help pay for it.

[@larry4111]

@@billnolte8644 No, no one in any other state helped pay for it.

[@thewaywardwind548]

I understand the reason the Golden Gate Bridge is painted orange is because of visibility and corrosion resistance. My question is why isn't the Bay Bridge painted the same way?

[@Engineers_Perspective]

That's a really good question that I don't have an answer for

[@larry4111]

While it is true that visibility is a factor, that isn't the reason. According to the official site for the bridge, "Consulting Architect Irving Morrow selected the distinctive orange color because it blends well with the span's natural setting as it is a warm color consistent with the warm colors of the land masses in the setting as distinct from the cool colors of the sky and sea."

[@valleyplays]

Damm rivers in America are so dam big lol love to see a top 10 bridges in the UK :)

[@Engineers_Perspective]

Haha yes they are. I'll add it to my list of videos to make