Residents along the Pacific Coast Highway (California Highway 1) are cut off from the outside world after a 2017 storm caused the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge near Big Sur to buckle. Experts reveal how the construction method of the old concrete bridge left it vulnerable to erosion on the steep coastline.
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TVMAZE INFO v1.5
Title: Engineering Catastrophes
Premiered: 2018
IMDB Link: https://imdb.com/title/tt8566938
TVMaze Link: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/36040/engineering
Episode Link: NA
Genre: NA
Type: Documentary
User Rating: 7.3
Country: US
Language: English
Network: Science
Status: Running
Premiered: 2018
Airdate: NA
Plot: Engineering Catastrophes will profile, investigate, analyze
and find solutions for the world's most unbelievable engineering gaffes
From the hilarious to the mind-boggling, from the deadly to the
bank-busting, this series showcases some of the most outrageous structural
disasters and the genius resolutions to get things back on track. Blunders
explored this season include a waterfront building in England that has
created a wind tunnel so strong, pedestrians have been blown over; the
Carrier Dome in snowy Syracuse that has a soft top roof requiring workers to
climb atop with hot water hoses to prevent collapse every time snow falls; a
Brazilian highway that is so close to tall buildings that neighborhood
residents are concerned about hearing loss
