Massive Engineering Mistakes - Episode Guide

The Big Dig in Boston was a massive infrastructure build that would take a freeway that was blight on the city and put it underground, but a tragic accident raises concerns about its safety. A new bridge in Wales collapses before it is even completed, is it an issue with design or construction? A dam in Spain collapses, devastating a region. A Milwaukee bridge begins to sag and debris is seen falling from it without any warning.

What caused the collapse of a Corvette museum in Kentucky, the catastrophic failure of a bridge under construction in Melbourne, Australia, earthquakes in a Oklahoma town and the sudden collapse of a longstanding bridge in Northern Ontario

Why do a hotel in New Orleans and two elevated pedestrian campus walkways in North Carolina tragically collapse during construction. What causes a wind turbine to self destruct in Denmark, a pioneer in the use of commercial wind power.

What mistakes caused a tragic bridge collapse in Oklahoma, a dam failure in England that threatened an entire town, a catastrophic grain elevator explosion near New Orleans and a fatal runaway train crash in Australia.

The tragic collapse of a sky-walk in a Kansas City Hotel is one of America's greatest engineering disasters, a deadly sinkhole in the middle of a San Antonio street is a result of a deteriorating infrastructure, an innovative student centre in Sheffield is demolished before it is completed and a highway interchange in Iowa is seeing increased congestion and more accidents.

A single massive cargo ship is grounded and blocking the Suez Canal causing a major impact to world trade. A Canberra highway overpass collapses during construction. A sinkhole in suburban Pennsylvania suddenly opens up swallowing a moving car on camera. A vital bridge on a key New Orleans evacuation route, is found to have a corrosion problem with its cables during an inspection following the collapse of another bridge.

What went wrong with a deadly rush hour bridge collapse in Minneapolis, a controlled building demolition in Dallas, a fatal rail collision on a mixed use bridge in Denmark and a dam failure in Iowa which threatened a small town.

A rail bridge and train in Arizona burst into flames, in Los Angeles the unique design of the Disney Concert Hall causes for its neighbours, a sinkhole in Ohio swallows a car and its driver, and in Sweden an innovative ship design sinks.

The demolition of a highway overpass in Ohio collapses tragically, but could have been much worse. A massive reservoir dam failure near Los Angeles was one of the worst civil engineering disasters in American history. A bridge in Italy that stood for over a century collapses suddenly. Bricks begin to fall from the worlds tallest academic library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

A tragic bridge crash in Sweden, a rushed parking garage build for an Atlantic City casino costs lives, a reservoir in Los Angeles on unstable ground leads to disaster, a very tall building in Chicago is reconfigured to prevent turbulence.

A landmark bridge in Pennsylvania suddenly swept away by ice, a five story Brooklyn condo under construction tragically collapses, a chasm suddenly opens in a hospital parking lot in Naples, a vital elevated roadway in London is at risk.

A deadly highway bridge collapse in Pennsylvania leads to changes to in the inspection process. A construction crane is captured collapsing during the construction of an elevated rail line in Italy. A Boston high-rise apartment building tragically collapses during construction. Another bridge collapse during construction over a rail line in Sweden narrowly avoids disaster.

A Florida beachfront condominium tragically collapses over night, the Golden Gate Bridge is making a loud howling noise after a safety upgrade, a large hole opens up in the centre of Canada's capital, an historic London bridge may collapse

A desert bridge is washed away stranding thousands, a massive refinery explosion costs many lives and brings change to an entire industry, a probe sent to Mars mysteriously loses contact, a tiny flaw in a bridges design leads to tragedy.

In New York a crane constructing a replacement pair of bridges collapses on the current bridge narrowly avoiding serious injuries, a 2,000 ft TV tower in Texas tragically collapses during installation, a vital fresh water pipeline for Boston bursts effecting two million residents and a stadium in Sweden is in danger of collapse during a concert because of the concert goers.

An incredible highway interchange fire in the Bay area of California, a controlled Hospital demolition in Canberra that tragically wasn't, a multi-purpose arena near Chicago's O'Hare airport collapses, and a terrible freeway in Michigan.

A Florida beachfront condominium tragically collapses over night, the Golden Gate Bridge is making a loud howling noise after a safety upgrade, a large hole opens up in the centre of Canada's capital, an historic London bridge may collapse

A desert bridge is washed away stranding thousands, a massive refinery explosion costs many lives and brings change to an entire industry, a probe sent to Mars mysteriously loses contact, a tiny flaw in a bridges design leads to tragedy.

In New York a crane constructing a replacement pair of bridges collapses on the current bridge narrowly avoiding serious injuries, a 2,000 ft TV tower in Texas tragically collapses during installation, a vital fresh water pipeline for Boston bursts effecting two million residents and a stadium in Sweden is in danger of collapse during a concert because of the concert goers.

An incredible highway interchange fire in the Bay area of California, a controlled Hospital demolition in Canberra that tragically wasn't, a multi-purpose arena near Chicago's O'Hare airport collapses, and a terrible freeway in Michigan.

Why did a crane collapse in Manhattan and parking garage under construction in San Antonio. In San Francisco how do they prepare for the next earthquake after what happened in 1989. Finally why did Hitler's plan for rebuilding Berlin fail.