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Engineering Catastrophes

The result was this -- just down riverfrom the historic town, the...

NARRATOR:
The result was this -- just down river
from the historic town, the 738-foot-long
Hochrheinbruücke, or High Rhine Bridge

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NARRATOR: The result was this --
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just down river from the historic town,
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the 738-foot-long Hochrheinbruücke,
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or High Rhine Bridge.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:11
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 • E04 [narrator] But in recent years, this 70-year-old interchange - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] But in recent years, this 70-year-old interchange
S06 • E10 It was very much a community-driven project. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
It was very much a community-driven project.
S06 • E03 [narrator] Key to supportin that rigid arch would be strong foundations, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] Key to supportin that rigid arch would be stro...
S06 • E09 There's a joke that Danny Devito, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
There's a joke that Danny Devito,
S06 • E06 [narrator] As historian Sean Stewart explains, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] As historian Sean Stewart explains,
S06 • E08 like this story in the U.K. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:38
like this story in the U.K.
S06 • E09 "But I want to come back once they find the treasure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
"But I want to come back once they find the treasure,
S06 • E07 The pre-stressed concrete bridge was completed in - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The pre-stressed concrete bridge was completed in
S06 • E02 But across a nearly five month football season - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But across a nearly five month football season
S06 • E07 {\an8}Two countries came together to build a modern - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
{\an8}Two countries came together to build a modern
S06 • E05 [narrator] The wall would be made of layers of compacted soil and fabric, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] The wall would be made of layers of compacted soi...
S06 • E02 In the Georgia Dome, when people are huddled together screaming, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
In the Georgia Dome, when people are huddled together scream...
S06 • E01 A box truss relies on a lattice of steel members arranged - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
A box truss relies on a lattice of steel members arranged
S06 • E06 It was meant to show the stability - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
It was meant to show the stability
S06 • E03 They poured concrete for the foundations, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
They poured concrete for the foundations,
S06 • E04 It's sort of like, you know, in high school when the bell rings - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
It's sort of like, you know, in high school when the be...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In a further demonstration of unity, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: In a further demonstration of unity,
S06 • E02 [narrator] The solution was a brand new, futuristic billion dollar stadium, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] The solution was a brand new, futuristic billi...
S06 • E01 These work together to create a sturdy self-supporting span - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
These work together to create a sturdy self-supporting span
S06 • E06 {\an8}Designed in the 1930s by Hitler - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
{\an8}Designed in the 1930s by Hitler