Why Bridges Collapse -
nova

Wed, May 8 10:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)  

In 2018, Italy's Morandi Bridge collapsed, killing 43 people. NOVA investigates what went wrong and explores other bridge collapses across the United States. How can new engineering techniques make bridges safer and prevent such tragedies?

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 4618

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Wed, May 8	10:00 P.M.	Why Bridges Collapse     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, May 10	3:00 P.M.	Why Bridges Collapse     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, May 11	1:00 P.M.	Why Bridges Collapse     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, May 12	12:00 A.M.	Why Bridges Collapse     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, May 13	1:00 A.M.	Why Bridges Collapse     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, May 14	7:00 P.M.	Why Bridges Collapse     NH World (11.3)
Wed, May 15	12:00 A.M.	Why Bridges Collapse     NH World (11.3)
Wed, May 15	8:00 A.M.	Why Bridges Collapse     NH World (11.3)

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