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The Oakland Bay Bridge.

San Francisco's Oakland Bay Bridge stands as an incredible feat of engineering against the nearly impossible. Once chosen as one of the seven engineering wonders of the modern world, it features an unique double suspension structure in its west end. Join us as we cross this triumph of construction, while we visit its past and look to its future.

Aired: Oct 12, 1998 Genre: DocumentaryCreated By: Bruce NashDuration: 44m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: Jupiter Entertainment, Six West Media

Episodes

01: Demolition 02: The Atlantic Wall 03: History of Tall Buildings 04: Aquariums 05: Las Vegas Hotels.06: The Oakland Bay Bridge.07: Monumental Statues 08: Antibiotics: The Wonder Drugs 09: The Police Car 10: Plastics 11: Medical Imaging 12: Extreme Sports Gadgets 13: Bombs 14: Prosthetics 15: Weather Prediction 16: Stereos 17: Mail Delivery 18: Clocks 19: Airships.20: Physical Fitness 21: Engineering Disasters 22: City Parks 23: Spy Technology 24: Battlefield Medicine 25: U.S. Mints: Money Machines 26: Rescue Equipment 27: Scuba And Deep Sea Diving 28: Offshore Oil Drilling 29: Dynamite.30: Hoover Dam.31: Baseball Parks 32: New York Bridges 33: Crash Testing 34: Parachutes 35: Newspapers 36: Fireworks 37: Simulators 38: The Tool Bench: Power Tools 39: The Tool Bench: Hand Tools 40: More Earthmovers.41: Forts 42: Emergency Room 43: Motorcycles 44: Security Systems 45: More Engineering Disasters.46: Niagara Power 47: Casino Technology 48: Lost Marvels