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And all of it was pinned in
on an electrical substation that was located
directly underneath. Had that substation
not been there, those pieces would have
continued down to the water. [narrator] While one driver
tragically died, experts believe
if the collapsed section had fallen into the bay, more fatalities
would have occurred. The city was in mourning. But the Bay Bridge
was a vital link that needed to be fixed fast. Engineers went to work, and the broken section
was repaired just a month and a day
after the earthquake. [Carlos]
For it to take a month
was an engineering marvel. The Bay Bridge was back up
and running again, which is still incredible
to this day
on an electrical substation that was located
directly underneath. Had that substation
not been there, those pieces would have
continued down to the water. [narrator] While one driver
tragically died, experts believe
if the collapsed section had fallen into the bay, more fatalities
would have occurred. The city was in mourning. But the Bay Bridge
was a vital link that needed to be fixed fast. Engineers went to work, and the broken section
was repaired just a month and a day
after the earthquake. [Carlos]
For it to take a month
was an engineering marvel. The Bay Bridge was back up
and running again, which is still incredible
to this day
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And all of it was pinned in
on an electrical substation
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that was located
directly underneath.
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Had that substation
not been there,
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those pieces would have
continued down to the water.
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[narrator] While one driver
tragically died,
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experts believe
if the collapsed section
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had fallen into the bay,
00:00:18.599 --> 00:00:21.001
more fatalities
would have occurred.
00:00:22.733 --> 00:00:24.533
The city was in mourning.
00:00:24.533 --> 00:00:26.633
But the Bay Bridge
was a vital link
00:00:26.699 --> 00:00:28.733
that needed to be fixed fast.
00:00:29.733 --> 00:00:31.499
Engineers went to work,
00:00:31.499 --> 00:00:33.002
and the broken section
was repaired
00:00:33.002 --> 00:00:37.000
just a month and a day
after the earthquake.
00:00:37.000 --> 00:00:39.633
[Carlos]
For it to take a month
was an engineering marvel.
00:00:39.699 --> 00:00:41.004
The Bay Bridge was back up
and running again,
00:00:41.004 --> 00:00:44.133
which is still incredible
to this day.
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Movie Summary
With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
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