World's Longest Bridge

Summary To stimulate inter-island commerce Japan has an extensive bridge program to provide safer, more reliable transit across the treacherous waters served by ferries. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is the longest. This program chronicles the construction of the bridge and explains its unique design aspects including; prefabrication, type of concrete, construction techniques and the design of the anchors and main cables.

S12.E51 ∙ World's Longest Bridge

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Lloyd Sherr William Atwater Adam Richman Harlan Saperstein

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Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Oct 26, 2004

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : History

Language : English

Filming locations : Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Production companies : Al Roker Productions Actuality Productions American Dad

Summary To stimulate inter-island commerce Japan has an extensive bridge program to provide safer, more reliable transit across the treacherous waters served by ferries. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is the longest. This program chronicles the construction of the bridge and explains its unique design aspects including; prefabrication, type of concrete, construction techniques and the design of the anchors and main cables.

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Oct 26, 2004

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : History

Language : English

Filming locations : Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Production companies : Al Roker Productions Actuality Productions American Dad

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