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So, if you're gonna join two bridges

Engineering Catastrophes

So, if you're gonnajoin two bridges and you know, "Gosh,there's so much steel in it,...

Engineering Catastrophes • S06E10 • 2018

So, if you're gonna
join two bridges and you know, "Gosh,
there's so much steel in it, they're gonna expand
and contract, let's give a little play
at this location." [narrator]
The over two mile long
eastern section held several of these
so-called expansion joints. The ends of the decks
sat on ledges, or shelves, so that they could slide
back and forth a little

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So, if you're gonna join two bridges

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and you know, "Gosh, there's so much steel in it,

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they're gonna expand and contract,

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let's give a little play at this location."

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[narrator] The over two mile long eastern section

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held several of these so-called expansion joints.

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The ends of the decks sat on ledges,

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or shelves,

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so that they could slide back and forth a little.

Duration

24 seconds

Views

15

Timestamp in Movie

00:09:37

Uploaded

Oct 28, 2025

Season

6

Episode

10

Genres

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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.