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NARRATOR: From the 1970s, the nation relied
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Engineering Catastrophes

From the 1970s,the nation relied on this older two-lane span, but as traffic soared,it...

NARRATOR: From the 1970s,
the nation relied on this older two-lane span, but as traffic soared,
it was clear that a bigger, but as traffic soared,
it was clear that a bigger, stronger bridge was needed

Full Transcript

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NARRATOR: From the 1970s, the nation relied
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on this older two-lane span,
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but as traffic soared, it was clear that a bigger,
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but as traffic soared, it was clear that a bigger,
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stronger bridge was needed.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:38
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 • E08 [narrator] An idyllic lakeside retreat turned into a dried up wasteland. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] An idyllic lakeside retreat turned into a dried u...
S06 • E04 [narrator] Brisbane is Australia's third largest city - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] Brisbane is Australia's third largest city
S06 • E03 This was the solution, built in the 1930s, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
This was the solution, built in the 1930s,
S06 • E09 The goal was to open this 1,800-space structure - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The goal was to open this 1,800-space structure
S06 • E01 [narrator] Building big requires a balance between - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] Building big requires a balance between
S06 • E08 [narrator] And a community's determination - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] And a community's determination
S06 • E06 [narrator] For over a decade, this Texas slice of paradise has been growing by the day. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] For over a decade, this Texas slice of paradise h...
S06 • E09 Once the foundations were poured, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Once the foundations were poured,
S06 • E07 HARVEY: They recognized this as being a critical infrastructure - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
HARVEY: They recognized this as being a critical infrastruct...
S06 • E08 [upbeat guitar music playing] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[upbeat guitar music playing]
S06 • E04 To the north and south, you have the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
To the north and south, you have the Sunshine Coast and the ...
S06 • E02 We stopped fishing and we started looking around - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
We stopped fishing and we started looking around
S06 • E03 [narrator] But this Imperial Bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:42
[narrator] But this Imperial Bridge
S06 • E09 The construction involved cast-in-place - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
The construction involved cast-in-place
S06 • E06 Definitely a place that is fast growing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Definitely a place that is fast growing
S06 • E05 [narrator] In this case, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] In this case,
S06 • E01 [narrator] A gaping sinkhol that kept growing, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] A gaping sinkhol that kept growing,
S06 • E10 [narrator] This is one of those subdivisions - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] This is one of those subdivisions
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: One major challenge was to achieve the necessary - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: One major challenge was to achieve the necessary
S06 • E06 [narrator] As the population boomed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] As the population boomed,