Giant Constructions
Breaks down the construction, technology, and inner workings of some of the world’s most spectacular bridges, each one with a special story to tell.
Subtitles: English
Starring:Ian Wood
Directed by:Klaus ProffThilo Proff
Season 1
S01:E01 - Road Bridges
Road bridges: gigantic constructions of modern road traffic. Europa and Ganter Bridge, Öresund bridge, Sunshine Skyway and Viaduct de Millau.
S01:E02 - Moving Bridges
Moving Bridges: Exotic milestones on moveable infrastructure. Historically significant: the Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge and the Michigan Avenue bridge. Mechanically unique: the...
S01:E03 - Suspension Bridges
Suspension bridges – impressively wide and stretched high over supporting cables or stay cables. They are landscape-shaping icons.
S01:E04 - Steel Bridges
Steel bridges are extremely durable and multifunctional, fascinating not only due to its gigantic size but also because of the army of workers keeping the bridges in shape.
S01:E05 - Railway Bridges
Railway bridges have different construction methods from masonry, truss-beam bridges to steel-concrete arch bridge. But heavier loads and faster speeds mean maintenance teams...
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