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Engineering Catastrophes

This was the solution, built in the 1930s, a much wider 1200-foot long twin pylon...

This was the solution, built in the 1930s, a much wider 1200-foot long twin pylon suspension bridge [Simon Foster] A new suspension bridge wouldn't just carry vehicles
and pedestrians
across the river, but two tramlines,
and utilities like gas
and electricity

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This was the solution, built in the 1930s,
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a much wider 1200-foot long twin pylon suspension bridge
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[Simon Foster] A new suspension bridge
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wouldn't just carry vehicles and pedestrians across the river,
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but two tramlines, and utilities like gas and electricity.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:40
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 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,
S06 • E09 Crews can keep moving forward with construction on site while - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Crews can keep moving forward with construction on site whil...
S06 • E01 I see this massive hole in front of me. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
I see this massive hole in front of me.
S06 • E02 At this point we, literally, think that we're under attack. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
At this point we, literally, think that we're under att...