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[narrator] Four decades late nature had other ideas, and the ice
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Engineering Catastrophes

Four decades late nature had other ideas, and the ice, combined with freak winds brought...

[narrator] Four decades late nature had other ideas, and the ice, combined with freak winds brought the Honeymoon Bridg to its knees. Just months after the collapse, a commission was formed and plans for a new bridge drawn up. One that would be completely ice-flow proof. When the new bridge was built,
engineers stuck with
a steel arch design, but the big difference is that
the abutments are now around
twice as high above the river

Full Transcript

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[narrator] Four decades late nature had other ideas, and the ice,
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combined with freak winds brought the Honeymoon Bridg to its knees.
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Just months after the collapse,
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a commission was formed and plans for a new bridge drawn up.
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One that would be completely ice-flow proof.
00:00:21.153 --> 00:00:26.158
When the new bridge was built, engineers stuck with a steel arch design,
00:00:26.016 --> 00:00:31.438
but the big difference is that the abutments are now around twice as high above the river.
Duration
32 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:56
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
3
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 • E09 A ball joint is a critical element for construction, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
A ball joint is a critical element for construction,
S06 • E04 The eroded embankment collapsed like a landslide, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
The eroded embankment collapsed like a landslide,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Ultimately, it seems the problem is that this - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: Ultimately, it seems the problem is that this
S06 • E05 And then we put Styrofoam blocks in, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
And then we put Styrofoam blocks in,
S06 • E10 [narrator] The 2010 collapse - Engineering Catastrophes 00:35
[narrator] The 2010 collapse
S06 • E01 [narrator] In 2021, authorities admitted - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
[narrator] In 2021, authorities admitted
S06 • E06 Now overgrown by nature, it's another memory of a long, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
Now overgrown by nature, it's another memory of a long,
S06 • E08 That worked really well, but then it blew off later, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
That worked really well, but then it blew off later,
S06 • E09 Probably the systems now are already - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Probably the systems now are already
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: With the mistake corrected, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
NARRATOR: With the mistake corrected,
S06 • E05 It's the perfect solution. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
It's the perfect solution.
S06 • E03 Well out of reach of any moving ice. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Well out of reach of any moving ice.
S06 • E08 [narrator] Adding aluminum edges - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] Adding aluminum edges
S06 • E06 {\an8}[narrator] In 1995, the Schwerbelastungskorper - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
{\an8}[narrator] In 1995, the Schwerbelastungskorper
S06 • E02 They'd been talking about i all year on TV, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
They'd been talking about i all year on TV,
S06 • E05 {\an8}[narrator] Today, the new and improved retaining wall - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
{\an8}[narrator] Today, the new and improved retaining wall
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: For now, the centerpiece of this square - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: For now, the centerpiece of this square
S06 • E03 [narrator] Three years afte the catastrophe, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] Three years afte the catastrophe,
S06 • E07 {\an8}Mistakes can happen, but there's - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}Mistakes can happen, but there's
S06 • E09 Personally, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Personally,