How a Drawbridge operates
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- čas přidán 24. 06. 2017
- This bridge tender was kind enough to let me film him raising the Racine Street Bridge. We saw a sailboat coming. At the beginning of the video the driver stops on the bridge as he saw the gate come down and the bridge tender was gonna go say hey that person needs to get off the bridge but the person behind him honked at him. Then the sailboat changed its mind because there was more coming but they were behind. The bridge tender was not happy about that and the people waiting for the bridge were pissed. This was Requested by Random Nation. LIKE COMMENT SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL FOR MORE VIDEOS AND BECOME A FAN OF TRAINS, DRAWBRIDGES, AND OTHER THINGS OR JUST LEAVE A COMMENT ON ANY VIDEO
This bridge tender passed away June 1st 2020. RIP Gary :(
Awwww, that's sad, he was so nice to let you in, my dog is passing away tomorrow
@@tkprod19 Thats sad. I showed his wife this video because he wanted to see this. She just broke down seeing this
Eric I bet she did, I would be sad too
@@tkprod19 Me too. :(
R.I.P Gary.
Behind the controls! Cool 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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I was fascinated by drawbridges as a boy. The bridge tenders on the Racine Street and Tayco Street bridges both showed me how the bridges operated. It's fascinating to see what all goes into raising and lowering a drawbridge. Your video brought back some great memories!
Not the same without him raising the Tayco street bridge for me.
Oh! WOW! I Have Been Needing This! THANKS SO MUCH, ERIC! ⭐⭐🎈🏃🏻🏃🏻 🦅🦅
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Thanks. This has over 2K views
This was awesome to watch! awesome to see how it all works :)
Thanks. This bridge opened up 7 times within 30 minutes
That was awesome man, Really interesting to see how they lift the bridge, Nice work bro.
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Thanks. How have things been for you
My respect to the attentive bridge tenders out there. This is a job that requires one to have his or her full attention when he or she is working. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Interesting video. It looks like good old fashioned England. Since long several similar bridges are controlled remotely from one command center here. (Sweden).
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@@Eric-un5ov It's mandatory as I'm grown up and have been working in a town that had a single lip bridge, now a liftbridge.
Gothenburg....
Eric that was nice video Ty for sharing I love the horn 👍💙
Thanks. Its kinda loud
Downloaded Poly Bridge, been playing it like crazy... now I'm here learning more about bridges!
It's a great hobby
really intresting never seen this side of the fence before great job.
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wow!!!!!!! I am totally impressed. You really went out all the way this time. I had no idea that operating these bridges was so complicated. Eric this certainly is a great video! xo Marta
Thanks. I have more previous videos of Drawbridges in Menasha
That was cool seeing how that works. Thanks for the vid Eric
Thanks for watching. Heres a link to my most popular Drawbridge video czcams.com/video/20wga6Y6I04/video.html
wow super cool Eric very educational great job
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thanks for sharing
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Nice video, that's cool the bridge tender let you do this!
Yes hes a great guy
Ok Now I understand how all this functions that's some serious business Hands up to him and many like them 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌and thanks Rick for taking us all in to see this I had no clue I actually wanted to see more. so Awesome. thanks and Big thumbs up. my friend 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💕💕💕💕💕🙋🙋🙋🙋😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
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Awesome drawbridge 💗💗💗 let's stay connected my friend 🔔 🙏🙏 🙏
Thanks for watching. Absolutely
Wow. This is a great video..
Yes it is. I miss that bridge tender very much
Thank you for taking us behind the scenes on how it all works. Very informative. Is there always someone there to monitor? Thumbs up 👍🏼
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@@Eric-un5ov Is it possible to raise or lower one side of the bridge separately?
Was in Menasha yesterday and got to see two lifts from the tower, the bridgetender that was on duty is the one that was here when the women rode her bike into the bridge!
Saw one of them. Ever see the Tayco Street bridge go up
@@Eric-un5ov I wish.
What a nice guy; to allow you to see the behind the scenes
Yes he is. Hes a very nice guy. Ever see this bridge go up in person
+Eric; Yes I have to be honest, when me and my dad walk around the area.
sailboats and other boats make this bridge go up. I bet youve seen the Tayco Street Bridge go up
Eric; I haven't actually. But i've been over it quite a bit.
Its a single lift bridge the Tayco Street Bridge
Another Beautiful video (@!@)👍9
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Wow!!!✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼
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Very kewl
Thanks for watching. I have more videos that you should check out
@@Eric-un5ov i intend on it! Just busy today, but ill get back
What a nice gentleman to let you into the cabin to see the operation of the lift bridge , nice video !
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Your welcome Eric !
@@davidallen6333 sadly this bridge tender passed away June 1st
@@Eric-un5ov So sorry Eric, to hear this bad news thanks for letting me know .
Like this one
Thanks. This gets alot of views
I Love Draw Bridges They are so interesting if you don’t mind me asking where is This Draw Bridge Located ? And I’m Very sorry For The loss of your Friend
Menasha Wisconsin and thanks
13,564 views?! Wow.
Yes its alot of views
Yes!! I really like this video
Very interesting ... good work
Full support for your videos
Hopefully we will be a good friend
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Kinda scary bridge didn’t want to line up and close correctly..
they do that often. that bridge is being replaced
thankfully with newer bridges, the type of control console it is equipped with is able to maneuver the spans together automatically and drive the locks back in automatically. this is all done with the work of electronic sensors and it being computerized.
Im an old operator myself 16 years for the state of ma.. Last year was 2010
Which bridge in MA
everything from Lynn newburyport
Did ships go through that bridge
some yes.. mostly pleasure vessels some work bardges and there a coast guard station upriver
They should charge a boat $100 to open the bridge. The whole world has to stop for the guy with the boat. Lots of times its a tiny sail boat but with an 80' mast.
then no people would be sailing if that were to happen
federal law says any type of water vessel has right of way through the movable bridges, it may be infuriating to get stopped but that piece of info may help ya.
Raising a bridge is easy. CLOSING a bridge is an artform.
Its not easy closing it
It's not easy opening it eaither
If this video was meant to give me confidence in these bridge tenders it has failed miserably.
what do u mean
lucky you i wanted to see the inside of a drawbridge but how?
Idk
This is not a draw bridge. This is a bascule bridge.
Same thing. I'm used to call them drawbridges
@@Eric-un5ov No Eric, those are not the same thing. A draw bridge (as the name implies) is drawn upward by cables, ropes or chains.
A bascule bridge is not drawn upward. A bascule bridge has one or two lengths that rotate using counterweights and motors.
Draw bridge = pulled up by chains
Bascule bridge = rotates with weights
@@zapwatt if it was pulled up by chains it would be a lift bridge..
i got 798! i am so close
Keep it up
Why would the drivers stop on the draw span????
Idk. To probably scare the boaters away
yeah I was a lil confused about that as well. Overly cautious drivers can be just as dangerous as reckless ones.
@Michael Niemera: becuz they are dumbasses
Too bad we didn't see more of the actual control panel and an explanation of what switches do what.
Theyre putting a new control panel in idk when
I live near there
Really
Yup. Where are you from
Green bay
Those idiots stopping while on the draw span at the start ... is it wrong that this annoyed the crap out of me? It just didn't make sense,. what am I missing that could cause them to stop right there?
People dont care