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Discover how and why the world’s most iconic bridges were built.
Genre:Documentary
Network:Channel 5
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Season 1

  • Golden Gate Bridge
    8.8/106 votes
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    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.

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  • Sydney Harbour Bridge
    7.2/106 votes
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    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.

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  • The Iron Bridge, Shropshire
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    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.

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  • Brooklyn Bridge
    8.5/106 votes
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    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.

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  • The Millau Viaduct
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    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.

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  • Severn Bridge
    8.4/105 votes
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    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.

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