Monroe St Drawbridge in Chicago IL

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Komentáře • 46

  • @DRrailfanning3115
    @DRrailfanning3115 Před rokem +55

    They should have those traffic lights wired to the bridge signals so that the light isn't green while the bridge lifts.

    • @flandox6659
      @flandox6659  Před rokem +14

      They should, The traffic lights are for the crosswalk near the signal

    • @DRrailfanning3115
      @DRrailfanning3115 Před rokem +6

      @@flandox6659 Thanks for telling me I didn't know that!

    • @TheRealTricky
      @TheRealTricky Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@flandox6659
      I guess they should just have given the pedestrians a green light for as long as the bridge is open. Pedestrians were ignoring the traffic lights now anyway, which is quite logical since the cars can't pass while the bridge is open, anyway. I would honestly do the same, if I were there. So all in all it's senseless to keep the lights green, and it also gives two conflicting traffic signals.

    • @flandox6659
      @flandox6659  Před 10 měsíci +2

      Agreed

    • @Ferdi110394
      @Ferdi110394 Před 6 měsíci +2

      This triggered me as well

  • @jamesharding322
    @jamesharding322 Před rokem +12

    The bells sound like railroad crossings in Finland!!

  • @user-de1hg8cf6b
    @user-de1hg8cf6b Před 6 měsíci +3

    This reminds me of that bridge scene in The Blues Brothers, i seriously don't think thats possible but it was good for the movie. Have a blessed Merry Christmas 🎄 everyone

    • @flandox6659
      @flandox6659  Před 6 měsíci +1

      There are a lot of drawbridges that have that style, the one in the movie was the 95th St. bridge on the Calumet river. Merry Christmas to you too! 🎄

  • @RailfanRXR
    @RailfanRXR Před měsícem +1

    Those bells sound cool

    • @flandox6659
      @flandox6659  Před měsícem +2

      Thank you, these bells are B&B Engineering motor bells

  • @Melon_playground_is_great126
    @Melon_playground_is_great126 Před 3 měsíci +2

    sounds like a railroad crossing

  • @shinhatafumikiri
    @shinhatafumikiri Před rokem +4

    👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @matthewadventureexploratio6596
    @matthewadventureexploratio6596 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Traffic Signal needs to be Red when Bridge is Lifted

  • @damaniwilliams8219
    @damaniwilliams8219 Před rokem +7

    This is one of the Vertical Lift Bridges, And not the Bascule Ones. Im Seeing More of the Trunnion And Vertical Lift Bridges Being Replaced with The Bascule Bridges. Neat video though.(PS, Where are the Covers for the Signals), Everytime Im in this area, I Always wondered what happened to the Covers on the signals or Are they Intentionally made this way

    • @flandox6659
      @flandox6659  Před rokem +3

      Thanks. This is actually a bascule bridge because the way the bridge works is that there’s a counterweight underneath that lowers and lifts the bridge up kind of like a seesaw. as for the bridge signal, the covers fell must of fell off because I’ve seen it before with the covers on

    • @damaniwilliams8219
      @damaniwilliams8219 Před rokem +1

      @@flandox6659 Ah. I never knew that. I know we do have vertical Lift bridges, and a Few old Trunnion ones. But Its nice to see these old things move

    • @flandox6659
      @flandox6659  Před rokem +1

      Yes it is

    • @lindaloe
      @lindaloe Před rokem +1

      I ❤️ 😍 💖 LOVE ALL THE CHICAGO RIVER BRIDGES!!

    • @flandox6659
      @flandox6659  Před rokem +2

      Me too!!

  • @zachsrailfanning7039
    @zachsrailfanning7039 Před rokem +3

    This is like the Charles Berry Bridge on US Route 6 in Lorain Ohio

    • @flandox6659
      @flandox6659  Před rokem +1

      Yep they’re both B&B engineering bells

  • @JeffersonCastillo-rd9mn
    @JeffersonCastillo-rd9mn Před 2 měsíci +1

    Sounds like the ones in NYC

    • @flandox6659
      @flandox6659  Před 2 měsíci +1

      They’re both B&B Engineering bells

  • @toysarefun3636
    @toysarefun3636 Před rokem +10

    0:33 you should stop walking right now

  • @andrewkatke667
    @andrewkatke667 Před rokem +3

    That was Japanese crossing bells

    • @flandox6659
      @flandox6659  Před rokem +4

      These are B&B engineering mechanical bells which are made in the U.S. though they do have the same rhythm as Japanese bells.

  • @dfirth224
    @dfirth224 Před rokem +1

    Looks like bridge day for the sailboats to get out of the lake for the winter. Repeats in April or May going to the lake.

    • @flandox6659
      @flandox6659  Před rokem +1

      That’s correct, and bridge lift season already commenced

  • @TheSeeker1960
    @TheSeeker1960 Před 8 měsíci +1

    A couple guys are just out walking looking for something.

  • @LoganMusovich
    @LoganMusovich Před 11 měsíci +1

    I agree that I need The Wire. The bridgewhite so that they turn red when the Bells stop dinging in the gates closed.

    • @flandox6659
      @flandox6659  Před 11 měsíci +2

      Yes, but Chicago Drawbridges have their own signals but they should wire them to the traffic lights

  • @ntcrawford722
    @ntcrawford722 Před rokem +1

    How many dammmm boats are passing through there😅

  • @ntcrawford722
    @ntcrawford722 Před rokem +1

    This is a joke how fucking slow is this to finish closing 😂