Why The Amazon River Has No Bridges

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[@agodinho64]

I am from Brazil. It is NOT a mystery why the Amazon River has no bridges. The Amazon has no bridges, because the Amazon Basin has no roads. There is a single dirt road with the grandiose name Rodovia Trans-Amazônica, which runs east to west, i.e. parallel to the river. During the rainy season, it turns into a mud quagmire. Again: no bridges, because there are NO roads.

[@phredphlintstone6455]

Makes sense. I was thinking of flooding.

[@kurtsnyder4752]

How does anyone get from the section of the country north of the river to the south and vice versa? Airplanes?

[@Rykiz_Vidz]

​@Kurt Snyder did you not pay attention? A large portion use boats over airplanes. Also if you have a car you load it onto the Ferry and cross.

[@kurtsnyder4752]

@@Rykiz_Vidz only got about half the audio and badly pixielated images

[@lynnda8764]

That's what the narrator said towards the end of the video. I didn't consider it a mystery because of that. Took a long time to get there, but he eventually did.

[@DemetrioGC]

never expected this channel to talk about the city I lived in my Childhood, Macapá, like Santarem it is also only accessible by water or air, there are no roads out, it is like living in a really giant island, without the natural disasters, it rains contantly and it is pretty windy, but because of the difficulty of access, some places seem to be frozen in time, I still visit the city and it is interesting to see really old buildings that I used to see when I were a kid close to brand new ones.

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[@pollypockets508]

That's an actual cool story

[@DemetrioGC]

​@@pollypockets508 ty, another thing I would like to add, is that it is possible to reach the city via roads, at some points, the roads intersect with the river and car ferry boats transport all types of automobiles to the the other side, this process can occur 2 to 3 times depending where u are going, and altough u have to pay a toll to cross, some of these checkpoints can also be used as a resting place since the area around the river have places to park ur car, eat and sometimes sleep because the ferry service is not 24hrs, so if u arrive late u have to either return from where u came or wait until it opens again, so some checkpoints also have something akin to a motel in the USA, where u pay to spend just the night

[@voidsz1]

Wow!

[@waffles5321]

@@DemetrioGC nice

[@XiaSalax]

This video interests me a lot because I'm from one of the countries where the Amazon River is located, greetings from Peru 🇵🇪 ✨️

[@aguleb312]

i'm from Colombia 🇨🇴

[@kevinvanleeuwen2678]

​@@aguleb312 cocaïne much?

[@us3rG]

Is there even a reason to build a bridge

[@inaciomaron699]

I'm from Brazil.

[@JohnSmith-jp6pk]

@@us3rG no there isnt, plus the amazon is probably protected as a sort of nature preserve considering that it is the home to many species

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True

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[@anonymouse2059]

Mixed with his calming voice

[@elizabethbarringer2791]

I felt sure that it was because of the rainy season that the river is continuously changing. Did learn something new . The giant acres of plant matter creating islands that sink and then re-appear. Excellent video thank you for sharing

[@supertech104]

The best part of this video is the guy running from the river wave coming at him. He is so lucky the ground didn't give out from under him. Areas like that are filled with quicksand spots and you will be swallowed up if you're careful.

[@supertech104]

@Lonewolf I know an adrenaline junky when I see one.

[@michaelj.beglinjr.2804]

Humans can not sink in quicksand; we get stuck about waist deep though, and that wouldn't be too good there either.

[@Snakey_snek]

The camera man was just staying still and was like "f*ck life"

[@douglastaylor7985]

Came to say just that. He was all like check me I'm moses and then he moseyed on outta there as fast as his legs could carry him😂

[@kepigal]

@Lonewolf Yeah he must be insane trying to imitate Moses!

[@alesiacalvin88]

Thoroughly enjoyed this, the river and forest has always fascinated me

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I am so happy that you share the best content and thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@gaoxiaen1]

Manaus is an ocean port 900 miles from the ocean. When I was there, I could only see the tops of the buildings on the other side. During the wet season the width can be 30 miles.

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[@MrsCrandon]

Here from Guyana 🇬🇾 n yes we're connected to the Amazon as well Mother nature is amazing The guy running from the waves had me 😅😅😅😅😅 There's also Pink River Dolphins in the Amazon

[@fredcarr3550]

Connected by a road from Lethem, Guyana to Boa Vista, Brazil. Additionally, some of the world's most intrepid surfers travel to the mouth of the Amazon River, to surf the waves mentioned here. Such became popular after satellite pictures revealed the existence of the phenomenon of the waves occurring twice annually.

[@bebellatrix3713]

Last year, during the election period in Brazil the current president Lula tried to say the former president Bolsonaro had polluted the river near Santarém city and because of that the water was brown. Strangely enough, many people actually believed him, except for anyone who had studied about different densities and people that, like me, were born in that city and have been seeing with what we call "Encontro das águas" ever since they were toddlers, the polluted river is actually the place where the Tapajós river and the Amazon river meet, because they have different densities you can always see where one ends and the other begins

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[@beazrich2.017]

Fun fact: Amazon river is as deep 328 ft. Thats taller than even the tallest cruise ship ever built.

[@jaykay5838]

And it's full of water, fun fact , water is wet.

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[@timvangrijs2095]

6:02 this also means that there doesn't NEED to be any bridges either. I imagine the banks would also be very unstable.

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[@raygintner588]

FYI: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA sees a "Meeting of the Waters" in the spring when the Muddy Monongahela meets the cleaner Allegheny to form the Ohio River at Pittsburgh's Point. I have observed this many times during my lifetime in Da "Burgh. I've also been fortunate enough to witness the Amazon "Meeting" in Manaus some years ago when I rode a cruise ship up the Amazon from the Atlantic Ocean to Manaus. Your channel is great! One of my favorites!

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From 21:20 to the rest of the video is an exact description of the Cahokia and Mississippian era tribes (mound builders, and disappearance)

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[@arlenphillips4830]

I was in Laticha,Columbia in the 80's. I was told that the dirt roads only went out about 30k from the city although there were plenty of vehicles mostly vw's and buggies. The river was about 2 miles across and moving very fast and deep.

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[@inaciomaron699]

Thanks for the video. As a brazilian it's nice to learn more about the Amazon River.

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I was watching a segment on John Voight , and this was the next video recommended 😆 of course.

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[@norbertschanne1943]

If you go from Cusco westward, to the coast of Peru, you have to cross Rio Apumirac (generally considered Amazon's headstream) and some other headwater streams; you cross them by bridge, and not by some other means... the most famous bridge over Rio Apumirac is the Incan "Q'iswa Chaka" close to Huinchiri.

[@rawrimsobig]

I absolutely LOVE the thumbnail for this video. That giant snake's head is funny af 😂

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[@russellsmejkal304]

9:38 id like to know ware all the dirt is coming from in the river to make it stay that color and it doesn’t seem to make the river wider or deeper

[@SweetLilWren]

Kicked up from the bottom?

[@rondoggish]

Can you imagine how terrified the first indigenous people were when they discovered that part of the river

[@kerrykirk2515]

Sediment and clays plus there's alot of river traffic

[@owlthepirate5997]

Its where all the animals go poo at. 💩

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[@Rochesteradventures4870]

The guy running from the tidal wave is hilarious! lol! Pretty sure all of us coasters have done that as a kid at the beach.

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The man with the staff running at 4:48 got me 😂😂😂

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I live in new orleans its suprising that he talked about it from alaska

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[@splashlyy]

I feel the need to say that I live in louisiana and we have a 23 mile bridge that I cross pretty frequently. Those other bridge lengths are rookie numbers lol

[@climberis1]

Yeah, over a swamp that’s like 2 feet deep

[@russellsmejkal304]

7:44 what they should do for BR 319 is build one of the floating roads so during the wet season, it just fucking float. It would be a lot cheaper than just building a low lying bridge across the whole damn span and easier to maintain if it gets damaged, you just replace the part.

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[@frankfrank6331]

Nahh bro there's some bridges !!! Rio negro bridge for example

[@Maioly]

Hey, can anyone link me to the video/documentary from which the clip at about 3:00 was taken? wanted to try and track down a high quality gif or screenshot of that part to use as reference for some art.

[@starchildofthesun]

so basically: "Why does the amazon river have no bridges?" Answer: "Yes."

[@man_in_red]

The jungle is mostly primary forest but also ive been there many times in person it would be like building a bridge across a like you cant imagine how big it is until youve seen it

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[@chrisyoung9653]

this was actually really interesting. learned alot

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[@pip5461]

Most intriguing.

[@erikjrn4080]

I have to say, the more dangerous creatures may lurk in a river, the better the idea of a bridge sounds. That might just be me, though. Others might prefer a boat for their encounter with a Titanoboa.

[@mb8787]

Then again, who will build the brigde, knowing there might be titans in the river...(?) 😏

[@erikjrn4080]

@@mb8787 Touche! OK, new plan. We tunnel under it. I'm not getting in one of those boats, and I'm almost sure the Titanoboa can't burrow. Back-up plan: I just stay way clear of the Amazon. In fact, that might be cheaper and safer. It's also not much of an inconvenience. I'm already staying way clear of Australia, and it's easy peasy.

[@Rykiz_Vidz]

How crazy would it be to have a massive bridge built and one day you go to drive across and see the giant Titanaboa wrapped around the bridge and hanging off of it sunning itself?

[@patriciajackson6711]

I'd rather NOT encounter one at all, TYSVM !!!! LOL !!!! If THAT's NOT an image for absolute NIGHT TERRORS, I don't know what IS. Geez !!! And, I thought there were too many snakes right here, where I am, TYSVM !!! I live in front of a lake that's sometimes full and sometimes mostly dry. The lake has become part of the local Botanical Gardens, from just down the road. A few years ago, they built a nursing home, at the side of the "Main Drag" out front. The year B4 Hurricane Irma came through, the "Authorities" sent in a "TEAM" of "snake handlers" into the 1-2 year old nursing home, and pulled out 55 WATER MOCCASINS from INSIDE AND AROUND the Nursing Home, and, another 40 from this neighborhood BEHIND the nursing home but IN FRONT of the lake...IN ONE WEEKEND !!!! 😳😳😳 MOCCASINS are very aggressive AND VERY POISONOUS. THE NEURO-TOXINS they possess are very powerful.

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[@LuealEythernddare]

You mentioned how the bridge is 2.2 miles, and that can be difficult, but what about how here in Louisiana we have the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway, a 23.8 mile bridge. Wouldn’t that be larger than any bridge crossing the Amazon?

[@Fkitilltank]

Don’t forget our other big bridge in Louisiana. The Atchafalaya Basin Bridge comin in at 18.2 miles. Our main roads may suck but we could conquer the amazon river for sure with our bridge work 😂

[@mickeyfilmer5551]

@@Fkitilltank Until The Rains came and the bridge was submerged for 4 months of the year...😂

[@bersabeharris4931]

The amazon river areas has different situation, they do get tidal pores/tidal waves more often in an unpredictable time although its really short span of miles compare to US infrastructure built, it would be more costly for maintenance on infrastructures there, also consider US has more money to maintain bridges here compare to amazon river chains of different countries. Yes, water ways is the best way to connect different places/countries in amazon area aside from airplanes. Thanks for the info and the comments I’ve learnt more about geographies of amazon areas. HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!

[@LuealEythernddare]

@@bersabeharris4931 that makes sense. I think the biggest challenge with the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway is simply weather resistance. It connects Mandeville to Metairie, a quick look at a map will show proximity to New Orleans, hint, I work in Metairie, from where I work there are areas where I can look out a window and see New Orleans. Anyone who remembers Katrina, or more recently Ida, knows this area can see some extreme weather, but I think the bridge is built to withstand it.

[@JohnSmith-jp6pk]

@@Fkitilltank either their source of info is lousy or they are purposefully lying for views

[@tinynina76]

This is interesting!

[@johnniewoodard648]

About half way through the video, I thought the narrator forgot the topic of the video....but he brought it back together.

[@Malenassaura]

You don't need a bridge when there are no major roads and most of the local population uses boats. On another hand, I am Brazilian and I haven never been anywhere near the Amazon forest. It's my dream to visit there someday. Hopefully soon.

[@juggalofred1533]

Go there next weekend

[@junze12344]

Bring me😂

[@Maostodon]

Gray video! Thank you

[@LadyVoldemort]

I don't have the guts and body for the Amazon. Anacondas (and probably titanoboas), piranhas, giant fish, electric eels, poisonous toads and stingrays, goliath spiders, The Green Inferno movie (although I enjoyed it), etc etc. 😳 Yeah, no. Admiring it from afar through KZbin and movies is enough for me. Big respect for the people who can live and even thrive there...brrrr...

[@anjanakundu2782]

YAKUMAMA

[@carmellabrown3335]

That man running was too funny.

[@saai4life]

I still believe, that Percy Fawcett is still out there, somewhere in the wonders of the Amazon.

[@junkyatv]

His family ring was found at a pawnshop some fifty years ago, I think. Also, it's been a century since he disappeared.

[@briansullivan5908]

And he's 140 years old

[@SciFiCatGuy]

Without roads, you don't *need* bridges.

[@rudookas8005]

Lov ur vids

[@PauxloE]

Most of the arguments I'm hearing are valid in the lower end of the river - the upper part likely has less water flow, less width, less swimming islands, no tidal bores, etc. (There are also no bridges over the lower ~100 km of the river Elbe in Germany, north-west of Hamburg.) You don't necessarily _need_ a road for constructing a bridge (you can bring the construction material and crew by ship), but there is _no point_ in a bridge when there is no road on both sides of it.

[@kendrausack1985]

Saw latest Nova special on the Amazonian civilization special. Stone pyramid built in a spiral was found. 4, 500 years old.❤️🐉💙

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I love your videos

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It’s great to know 😊

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14:46 alligator looks plastic but still a great shot

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[@newshodgepodge6329]

Look at how long giant rays went undiscovered. And that was in a more densely populated area. If something that large can hide in plain sight, why couldn't a Titanoboa be hiding out there somewhere? There's also the Coelacanth that turned out not to be so extinct either.

[@TheJohnwayne2010]

Also the giant squid that thought went extinct but were found out they were not as extinct as everyone thought.

[@davidmoak1219]

History channel says the Megalodon probably ate most of the giant squid while the aliens disguised as Bigfoot watched from the portals they open over the various 'mystery' ranches around the US like Skinwalker and Bradshaw, while effecting the various magnetic fields from the various 'triangles' located around the world. They call it History channel because the point is to get as high as possible while you watch it and make your brain cells history. At that point you have become a History channel writer.

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"Not much evidence of these serpents dining on humans.." Yeah, well, there wouldn't *be* much evidence left now. Would there?

[@aleksionas]

Read about Chesapeke Bay Bridge Tunel, impressive

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hi there. longest river is the Nile 4,132. Next is the Amazon 3,977

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