Driving over the NEW Gerald Desmond Bridge (before and after)
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- On October 5, 2020, the replacement for the Gerald Desmond bridge opened to traffic in Long Beach, California. The new cable-stayed bridge is the first of it's kind in California. The new bridge has a vertical clearance of 205 feet, allowing for new, larger ships to access interior of the port of Long Beach. Construction on the new bridge began in 2013, and the old bridge will be demolished in 2021.
In this video, you will see a driver's perspective view of both the old and new bridges from both the westbound and eastbound journeys.
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I used to drive the old Gerald Desmond bridge to work everyday for 5 years, love it and the Vincent Thomas, glad to see the major upgrade. I've heard that this is the only bridge in history to not need to raise funding before building, that the port itself paid for the majority of costs.
100% Tru the ports paid it all an that was one of the best jobs to ever build love when people appreciate the beauty in building the golden gate of Socal 🙌
This is what you tube recommends to me when I’m stoned. Good stuff anyway.
Party on Garth
I started taking this new bridge about 2 months ago for work and didn't even realize it was a new bridge until I seen this video right now and one night last week it was actually closed 9/4/2021, good video and soothing soundtrack
Thanks! Yeah the whole project is pretty crazy with how big it is!
710 user here. The new bridge totally shortened the trip and I love it! That traffic light was taking forever....!
Now you have to do the night run version :)
I know, it looks great with the new lights!
This video shows old and new bridge. I use to drive over the old bridge daily when I was stationed on a destroyer at the Long Beach Naval Base which is now part of the container port. New bridge gives Long Beach a modern look. Sorry that none of the LB naval base or shipyard buildings survived. The only area that look relatively the same is the Navy Mole area which still has fuel piers and Military Sealift Command piers.
PS - The only remaining of the shipyard is Titan, aka Herman the German (US Navy YD-171), which is a large floating crane. It was sold and is working in the Panama Canal.
I like the new grade, as the bridge is much longer, thus not as steep for the trucks to slowly climb the grade!
Great vid of a great example of timely infrastructure replacement. One bridge down and only 22,999 more to go.
You’re totally right! Lol
@@TheFourFoot Wow! I Love, Gerald Desmond Bridge!
Fantastic. Can't wait to cycle across it.
John I need Track ID's on those songs, You always have bangers. I'm excited for the high bridge better for marine traffic and expansion, All around a good addiction to the city.
i agree, can you leave links to all the songs you used?
Thank you so much. I needed to see the speed limit sign for a project. You're a life saver.
Thanks for covering This
thanks for uploading, I'm a proud Californian. God Bless America!
Wow interesting! Nice footage! So do you know if those 2 M8 cars at Kawasaki have moved yet? Just wondering because when those get shipped they will pass through the CSX line that is close to me.
I don’t know for sure, I’m actually out of the state at the moment
The Four Foot- Oh ok! Well just let me know if you find out at any point if possible.
Will do!
The Four Foot- Thanks man I appreciate it! 😁
Why didn’t state route 47 intersect the 10 freeway next to alameda street in downtown Los Angeles. I would like the 47 freeway to get extended further north intersecting and for there to be an interchange with the 105 in Lynwood and then have the 47 continue north ending it in Boyle heights interstate 10 .
i miss the old one
This is so much more convenient now. Getting in and out of DT long beach was a mess before
Absolutely. It’s a lot safer too. The old bridge too congested and the lanes were super narrow lol
Can someone tell me what the song is at 8:55
Are they not going to demolish the old bridge?
They’re going to demolish the old bridge in 2021.
So it's just Ocean Blvd West bound and it leads you to the bridge? I'm trying to drive over it tonight. Lol
You bet. If you go straight after the Gerald Desmond bridge, it will take you over the Vincent Thomas bridge which is a suspension bridge that connects terminal island and San Pedro. I took video of that, but I wanted to keep this video short lol
@@TheFourFoot awesome. Thank you so much for the video and the info.
why does the concrete look so patchy?
I think those are areas that are ground down to provide a better surface.
Because they did a shitty job
@@californiamade5608 thanks👍
love this Bridge....can’t wait to take a drive on it!
Seven years and 1.5 Billion Dollars to add a few lanes and raise a bridge 50 feet over an inlet from an island? Partially explains why California taxes are so high. Though hooray for construction/materials workers and employment.
The vast majority of funding for this bridge came from the federal government ($675m), but yes, large infrastructure projects like provide direct benefits to workers and businesses in the local area.
This isn’t just a normal bridge.
It takes a lot more, putting work into the bridge. Especially in a earthquake prone area
@Rabbi Shekelwitz the Federal government provided $675m in direct funding and $500m in loans. The next largest contributor was Caltrans, which provided $153.7m in direct funding. I meant that the largest contributor was the federal government, but I was also not wrong when I said that the majority of the funding (78%) was contributed by the federal government. Federal loans are very low interest and yes, that $500m will be repayed by California taxpayers, but as California is a net federal tax donor, rather than recipient, it’s not entirely truthful to say that this bridge is an example of why taxes are high in California. If the federal tax system were equitable to states, a lot more infrastructure would be built in California.
Well,,, call it the SnoopBridge? 🤞🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️ LBC right ?
That is where he hails from. I’m fine with it lol.
@@TheFourFoot i know. But the brigde is in LB right?
my wife told me today she is leaving me.do think the new bridge would be easy to jump off of.i wish i was kidding but i'm not
I don’t know exactly what you’re going though, but I really hope you don’t do it. Please reach out to anyone you know. Suicide hurts your loved one more than you can imagine.
I should not have written this this I'm sorry I promise I won't
I hope not. Please reach out to someone, talking can really help.
18007842433 here’s someone to talk to