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Engineering Catastrophes

Just 42 days after opening,a section on the western end of the bridge hadsuddenly...

Just 42 days after opening,
a section on the western end of the bridge had
suddenly fractured, rising almost two feet
into the air

Full Transcript

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Just 42 days after opening, a section on the western end of
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the bridge had suddenly fractured,
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rising almost two feet into the air.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:30
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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.
S06 • E01 [narrator] As news of the disaster spread, photographer Brad McClenney - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] As news of the disaster spread, photographer B...
S06 • E02 [narrator] Of the 11 people that went down with the bridge, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] Of the 11 people that went down with the bridg...
S06 • E08 [narrator] Water is piped in from the bottom of the lake. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:50
[narrator] Water is piped in from the bottom of the lake.
S06 • E06 February 14th, 2011, in San Antonio, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
February 14th, 2011, in San Antonio,
S06 • E09 There was a garage collapse, and right away, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
There was a garage collapse, and right away,
S06 • E07 I got in my vehicle and drove down there, and lo and behold, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
I got in my vehicle and drove down there, and lo and behold,
S06 • E01 They had tape up to make sur that no one was able to get back there. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
They had tape up to make sur that no one was able to get ...
S06 • E03 [narrator] The tragedy sent shockwaves across the nation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:37
[narrator] The tragedy sent shockwaves across the nation
S06 • E09 I call his phone, it go to voice message, it ring, ring, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
I call his phone, it go to voice message, it ring, ring,
S06 • E05 [narrator] Local journalist Martin Myall receive a call, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] Local journalist Martin Myall receive a call,
S06 • E09 I left, like, dozens of messages. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
I left, like, dozens of messages.
S06 • E01 [narrator] Caught on camera a local resident. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] Caught on camera a local resident.
S06 • E02 It's still seems foreign to me. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:48
It's still seems foreign to me.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Meanwhile, a rescue team was combing the wreckage - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: Meanwhile, a rescue team was combing the wreckage
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: First responders and engineers rush to the scene. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: First responders and engineers rush to the scene.
S06 • E10 [Javiera] What I saw when I came back, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[Javiera] What I saw when I came back,
S06 • E04 [explosion] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[explosion]
S06 • E05 Just the noise. The tremendous noise of the bridge coming down. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Just the noise. The tremendous noise of the bridge coming do...
S06 • E05 [narrator] The community raced to help. Jose among them. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[narrator] The community raced to help. Jose among them.
S06 • E10 It looked like a sandcastle that some bully had come and kicked over. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It looked like a sandcastle that some bully had come and kic...