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.