Extreme Engineering unveils some of the most ambitious architectural plans ofThe DiscoveryStore.com'stimes. Some are theoretical; others are in the works. But all of these modern marvels pose challenges that stretch the definition of what's possible. Watch as jaw-dropping computer animation and first-hand accounts from builders, designers and engineers breathe life into the most extreme construction projects ever conceived.Builders in Charleston, South Carolina are hard at work on a record-breaker: a 500-foot, eight-lane link between the city of Charleston and the town of Mount Pleasant that, when complete, will become the longest cable-stay bridge in America. The trouble is, they're operating on shaky ground – smack in the middle of hurricane alley, on the most earthquake-prone piece of real estate on the East Coast and right in the path of the world's largest, heaviest container ships.
With the full fury of storm season looming on the horizon, watch as workers scramble to finish the project before Mother Nature hits. Working from opposite banks, 200 feet over the Cooper River, they have just one week to hang 250 tons of steel and concrete in order to bring the disjointed strands of the bridge together. But with each completed segment, the builders find themselves farther from shore and that much closer to impending disaster.
This title is part of Season 2.
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