Manhattan Bridge Gettin' Jiggy With It

Posted by Queuebot in Travel & Places, Video Clips on August 4, 2009 at 6:13 pm



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A time-lapse video of the Manhattan Bridge in New York City shows the how the bridge bounces as traffic flows over it.

WPIX News asked the NY Department of Transportation what’s up with the wiggles, and got this response:

"The bridge has moved this way for the last 100 years – exactly the way it was designed to  – and it can move up to 16 inches daily with normal traffic conditions.  The long-span suspension bridge flexibility by design allows the bridge to manage the weight of the traffic and subway cars it carries and the temperature shifts that occur throughout the year."

The Manhattan Bridge spans the East River from Lower Manhattan to Brooklyn.  It opened in December, 1909, and has been renovated during the past 20 years.

You may have seen the bridge in such films as "Ghostbusters," and "Independence Day," and "I Am Legend."

Videography by Kevin Vertrees

– via wpix

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Marilyn Terrell.


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9 comments to "Manhattan Bridge Gettin' Jiggy With It"

  1. 4thirty
    August 4th, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    looks like its the train that is making it move. its in the frame when ever there is a wiggle

  2. LK
    August 4th, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    Is 2 minutes of video really necessary for this?

  3. Christophe
    August 4th, 2009 at 11:43 pm

    Tacoma's video was better ;p

  4. rintrah
    August 5th, 2009 at 4:00 am

    Gettin' Jiggy With It, Independence Day, I Am Legend... am I detecting a Will Smith theme to this post?

    I would ask why, but I guess he's in just about everything else...

  5. Vonskippy
    August 5th, 2009 at 4:09 am

    Sad when basic stuff like this amazes and baffles the general (public educated) populace.

    Hard to believe in just 60 years the US has lost it's world dominance in science and engineering.

  6. Skipweasel
    August 5th, 2009 at 4:13 am

    Just so long as it doesn't do a Galloping Gertie (q.v. Google)

  7. Captain Obvious
    August 5th, 2009 at 6:52 am

    If it was inflexible, it would be brittle. It would crack and break.

  8. karla anne
    August 5th, 2009 at 7:12 am

    Cloverfield....

  9. ted
    August 5th, 2009 at 10:19 pm

    @Vonskippy

    Don't forget basic grammar, too (for example, using "it's" as a possessive pronoun).


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