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[narrator] With big structures, engineers try to prepare
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Engineering Catastrophes

With big structures, engineers try to prepare for any eventuality. But sometimes,...

[narrator] With big structures, engineers try to prepare for any eventuality. But sometimes, circumstance demand for a radical change of plan. Like this story in New Zeala that threatened to close on of the nation's most vital crossings. This bridge is absolutely
critical to the New Zealand
economy

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[narrator] With big structures, engineers try to prepare
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for any eventuality.
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But sometimes, circumstance demand for a radical change of plan.
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Like this story in New Zeala
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that threatened to close on of the nation's
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most vital crossings.
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This bridge is absolutely critical to the New Zealand economy.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:33
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
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 • E10 Like this disaster in New Zealand - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Like this disaster in New Zealand
S06 • E09 KWAMI: In the eight decades since the dam was built, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
KWAMI: In the eight decades since the dam was built,
S06 • E05 ...and a race against time to find the solution. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
...and a race against time to find the solution.
S06 • E07 {\an8}These two towns were originally one and the same, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
{\an8}These two towns were originally one and the same,
S06 • E09 Instead of risking another disaster, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Instead of risking another disaster,
S06 • E10 [narrator] The city's pride and joy - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] The city's pride and joy
S06 • E02 [narrator] Atlanta, Georgia's state capital, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Atlanta, Georgia's state capital,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Not only do these two towns - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
NARRATOR: Not only do these two towns
S06 • E10 You could see the front side of the building had tipped in. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
You could see the front side of the building had tipped in.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: For the town of Estes Park, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: For the town of Estes Park,
S06 • E04 [narrator] An engineer's work is never done, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] An engineer's work is never done,
S06 • E05 [narrator] Denver, Colorado. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] Denver, Colorado.
S06 • E01 Shutting it down just isn't an option. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Shutting it down just isn't an option.
S06 • E09 The people of Estes Park got that town back in life. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The people of Estes Park got that town back in life.
S06 • E08 The top of the bins were level - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The top of the bins were level
S06 • E03 So that kind of tradition eventually gave the bridge it's nickname. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
So that kind of tradition eventually gave the bridge it&#...
S06 • E07 Marcus van Nijenhoff is a boat captain - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Marcus van Nijenhoff is a boat captain
S06 • E09 In about a two-week period time, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
In about a two-week period time,
S06 • E08 Well, of course, the whole thing went down - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Well, of course, the whole thing went down
S06 • E02 Thousands and thousands of people come through here every single day. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
Thousands and thousands of people come through here every...