World's Greatest Bridges

Season 1

6 episodes · Oct 27, 2017

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  • Golden Gate Bridge
    S1E1

    Golden Gate Bridge

    Oct 27, 201745m

    Rob Bell visits San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and meets the people who keep it operational, as well as discovering the fascinating history of a bridge that many claimed was impossible to build.

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  • Sydney Harbour Bridge
    S1E2

    Sydney Harbour Bridge

    Nov 3, 201745m

    Sydney Harbour Bridge is the world's tallest and widest steel arched bridge. Connecting the northern suburbs with the city centre, it brought together a city divided not just by water but by cultural differences. Rob Bell explores the story of this engineering masterpiece, whose builders utilised the very latest technologies and techniques of their time.

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  • The Iron Bridge, Shropshire
    S1E3

    The Iron Bridge, Shropshire

    Nov 10, 201745m

    Rob Bell explores the history and construction of the world's first bridge to be constructed entirely from iron.

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  • Brooklyn Bridge
    S1E4

    Brooklyn Bridge

    Nov 17, 201745m

    Rob Bell reveals that the building of the Brooklyn bridge was a classic New York tale of big money, corruption, ambition, death and tragedy.

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  • The Millau Viaduct
    S1E5

    The Millau Viaduct

    Nov 24, 201745m

    Rob Bell looks at two bridges by British architect Lord Norman Foster - the Millau Viaduct in southern France and London's Millennium Bridge.

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  • Severn Bridge
    S1E6

    Severn Bridge

    Dec 1, 201745m

    Rob Bell reveals why the design of the Severn suspension bridge revolutionised bridge-building and the dangers involved in the construction.

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