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All Episodes of World's Greatest Bridges

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All Episodes of World's Greatest Bridges

Discover how and why the world’s most iconic bridges were built.
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Season 1

  • Golden Gate Bridge
    8.7/107 votes

    Golden Gate Bridge

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/2017

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Sydney Harbour Bridge
    7.1/108 votes

    Sydney Harbour Bridge

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/3/2017

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Iron Bridge, Shropshire
    N/A/100 votes

    The Iron Bridge, Shropshire

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/2017

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Brooklyn Bridge
    8.4/107 votes

    Brooklyn Bridge

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/2017

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Millau Viaduct
    N/A/100 votes

    The Millau Viaduct

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/2017

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Severn Bridge
    8.4/105 votes

    Severn Bridge

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/2017

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown