I was on the belle isle walking bridge this afternoon and that shit was swaying like I never experienced. It actually threw off my equilibrium at times. And no real wind to speak of.
Has that happened before? I’d like to think it’s safe and is engineered by design, but it was damn freaky.
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It's part of the quality control, designed to toss drunk rednecks off. It just doesn't work as well as it should. When you're over there have a look around.
Terrified of heights. Not a fan when that bridge sways - but there’s no better place or feeling in Richmond than standing on that bridge and overlooking the water/skyline/sunset. Love RVA and the James River park system.
That bridge is what sold me on moving to RVA. Visited a friend in the bottom and walked the canal up to Belle Isle. 12 years later (well over half my adult life), and still loving it.
Fully loaded trucks above… maybe… that’s all I got
The only time I've experienced that was the last slaughterama. There were so many people going back and forth it was swaying constantly. Couldnt walk straight when I got off for a bit. Was there an abnormally large amount of people on it?
can confirm slaughterama belle isle footbridge was something i have never again experienced
Saaaaame
Oh man yeah that’s a crazy feeling. I wasn’t around in slaughterama days but have experienced the same thing with Burning Van. Definitely throws off your equilibrium
Same
Perhaps you noticed it’s suspended by cables?
It’s normal
We've been on it once when it was moving all over the place. We figured it was a combo of the wind and we heard a lot of trucks overhead. Ended up getting off our bikes to walk them over because it was too sketch.
It sways like a motherfucker during the 5K during Riverrock. Everyone’s footfalls puts into motion and it feels like being back at sea with the deck moving underneath you.
First time?
once walked across while on lsd, felt like the whole thing was a giant treadmill
I blame Stoney
Bell Eyeland
A couple months ago I thought I was losing my balance / equilibrium. It was the bridge swaying. My wife felt it too. We’re on it all the time as we walk from our house in Woodland Heights and this was the first time we felt it sway to that degree.
It’s based on the bridge (mechanical) resonance effect. More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_resonance
It’s also why it’s a suspension bridge.
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That one Best Friend's Day on Browns Island...
Go on
That was slaughterama, not best friend's day.
When was best friends day on browns island ?
It was on Belle island. Not Browns island.
It’s Belle Isle not Belle Island
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I was pulled over on the Lee Bridge many years ago for "breaking traction" ( sqealing wheels ) turning onto the bridge coming out of OH. I was going slow. What the man heard was a wailing guitar on the radio. He aked me to do a sobriety test there on that bridge. As I was looking 60' down over the railing on the sidewalk, I said no way. Then, a truck came by and slamed on the brakes right beside us. The bridge gave a good heave ho. I reminded the officer of the concept of " neutral ground." He had no idea what that was until the day of court, the day the prosecutor dropped the charge.
I had researched the bridges type and construction. It is supposed to move. It is engineered to move. It sits on saddles and has expansion joints.
¡Thank you! to the driver of that truck!