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This is one of my favorite channels. I hope they never change the music and overall format.

Build that skytrain yesterday! It’ll be a major improvement that will be at capacity within a year

Apparently a Great Uncle of mine helped build it and got severely injured in the accident. However he survived.

According to the story from my mom, he had helped engineer some smaller bridges in the past, but didn't have a certificate.
So when he warned the engineering firm about the issues they just laughed at him.

Oh how times have changed.
If I was in his boots today, I have the Right to Refuse Unsafe Work anywhere in Canada.
So it really wouldn't take much effort to suspend that project until the engineering firm made the changes.

I never realized the bridge beside the Ironworkers bridge was the original Second Narrows vehicle/rail bridge!  Lived in BC practically all my life, and have driven across the Ironworkers thousands and thousands of times.  Interesting video, thank you.

I was six years old when this happened; my dad at the time was doing geological work in the Missouri Ozarks at the time.  The collapse of the bridge was even reported in the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper.

I don't know if it's just me but the audio quality seems better in this video than in previous ones. Sometimes the others would have a bit of a tinny sound in the narration. Whatever you're doing keep it up! One of my mom's good friends and co-workers from the BC Ambulance Service was a first responder on the day of the collapse in 57. The level of intensity of the situation was something not many people from the area had experienced before besides veterans who had seen war overseas.

The ceremony occurred just 3 days later after the Stanley Cup riot. Apparently there were no delays for recovery purposes.

I passed over the bridge in December snd was telling two project engineers about the cause of the collapse by calculation error of a junior engineer, missed by the checking engineer. Great to have the full story!

my grandfather was fresh into trucking when this happened, he was delivering a load of steel to the workers when it collapsed.

Greatest video I’ve ever seen in my life

Excellent doc. Was always interested about the history of that first bridge, didn't know that it was also a span for automobiles to cross. My step-dad's father was with Local 97 working rebar on the Second Narrows when it collapsed who fortunately survived that disaster which killed and maimed his friends and coworkers.

“The bridge came tumbling down, 19 men where drowned…” such a beautiful sad song, Ty stomping Tom!

Several days prior to the collapse of the bridge, the Vancouver Sun weekend edition had a full page photo of the bridge under construction.  It showed that the bridge construction had gone beyond the centre of the span, something that your research appears to have missed.  This is absolutely critical, and if you can access this photo it would make an excellent addition to your video.  As a young man recently arrived from England, with my parents, I was appalled to see this photo.  On the Monday morning following this edition of the weekend Sun,  I called the Vancouver Sun offices and spoke to someone was was supposedly an editor.  I did my best to explain to this editor in my squeaky English voice, that spans of this nature should always meet in the middle.  How did I know this?  My grandfather had given me a book about such things and I devoured every word and every photo in the book.  A few days later, when the bridge collapsed just as I had predicted, it was obvious to me that my message, as unbelievable as it was, was not delivered to the engineers for consideration.  I can hardly blame the editor, as who would believe some kid just 15 years of age.  I also mentioned this photo to my parents, whose response was "I'm sure they know what they are doing".  When Christie Clark was in office, she held a memorial press conference about the incident, I believe at the bridge itself If memory serves me correctly.  I was tempted to attend the meeting in person, but decided that it would only do more harm than good if I spoke.  I understand that this story sounds quite outrageous, but I assure you it is true.  I am now 82 years of age, and still have an undying interest in all things mechanical.

Im as a newcomer really appreciate this channel! Thank you for this great work!

Thornton Tunnel construction under Burnaby would be a good story to cover.

Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

My grandfather was a superintendent on many projects on highway one following the construction of the ironworkers bridge. Most notably was the Nelson creek bridge above horseshoe bay. My family still has pictures of that bridge under construction

I've spent a lot of time watching the Second Narrows rail bridge from the treehouse in Montrose Park. So cool to learn about its history. Thanks so much. I'm so grateful that you are making these videos and teaching me more about this amazing Provence.

Hey, very good video!