8.1/108 votes#1 - South Ferry Subway Station
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2006
The South Ferry Terminal subway station is the first new subway station in New York City since the early 1900s.
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8.5/107 votes#2 - World's Biggest Arch Bridge
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2006
The Hoover Dam Bypass Project aims to remove traffic congestion along U.S. Highway 93 at the Colorado River crossing. A new arch bridge will span the river near Hoover Dam.
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- 8.6/108 votes
#3 - JFK: JetBlue Terminal
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2006
The original 1962 TWA Terminal (Terminal 5) at New York's JFK International Airport is remodeled for JetBlue Airlines. The 26 gates of the new low-profile structure will be able to handle 20 million passengers a year.
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6.9/109 votes#4 - Stonecutters Bridge: Hong Kong
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2006
Suspended above one of the world's busiest waterways, the Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong will set a new record for the longest cable-stayed span, over a kilometer in length.
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8.0/107 votes#5 - California Academy of Sciences
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2006
The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, has won acclaim for an environmentally friendly design that features the use of recycled and renewable materials. Construction began in September 2005.
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8.2/109 votes#6 - Hallandsas Ridge Tunnel: Sweden
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2006
The Hallandsas Ridge Tunnel Project, the world's most complicated tunneling project, is designed to remove a major bottleneck on the Gothenburg (Göteborg)-Malmo West Coast Line in Sweden. The project began in 1992 but stopped in 1997 because of technical difficulties. Construction resumed in 2004. The project is scheduled for completion in 2012.
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The Best Episodes of Extreme Engineering Season 5
Every episode of Extreme Engineering Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Extreme Engineering Season 5!
Extreme Engineering covers major construction projects from all around the world. Some are futuristic projects that may never be done, others are projects that are...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Discovery
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"South Ferry Subway Station" is the best rated episode of "Extreme Engineering" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/11/2006. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "World's Biggest Arch Bridge".