When did Mega Building Collection Season 1 Episode 7 air?
Mega Building Collection Season 1 Episode 7 aired on October 18, 2022.
Mega Building Collection
The history of humankind is also a history of technology, for these inventions and machines make our world accessible. We overcome obstacles, travel great distances, and procure food, energy, and all of life’s necessities. The Mega Building Collection highlights spectacular and pioneering engineering milestones, ranging from the Roman Pont du Gard to the French TGV high-speed train. Each episode focuses on a specific technical achievement. The series explores gigantic dams, shipping canals, tunnels that burrow for kilometres under mountains and seas, and the Millau Viaduct – the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. Mega Building Collection provides insights into the construction and operation of these icons of progress.
Season 1 · Episode 7
Record-Breaking Bridges
Oct 18, 2022·50m
The Normandy Bridge, the Chaban Delmas Bridge in Bordeaux and the Ténérez Bridge in Brittany. Three emblematic structures that have broken records in France, Europe and even the world. In 1994, the main span of the Normandy Bridge beat the previous world record of the Nanpu Bridge in Shanghai by more than 250 meters. The Chaban Delmas Bridge in Bordeaux proposed a major challenge. Lifting its main span of 2,500 tons to a height of 47 meters. A feat that made it one of the highest lift bridges in Europe in 2013. The bridge of Ténérez, finished in 2011, is an exceptional work of its kind. In 2022, it still holds the title of the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. Three bridges – there stunning achievements of civil engineering.
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How long is Mega Building Collection Season 1 Episode 7?
This episode runs for approximately 50 minutes.
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