MegaStructures

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MegaStructures
Format Documentary film
Starring None
Narrated by Various
Country of origin USA
Production
Running time 1 hour
Broadcast
Original run 2004 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

MegaStructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel and Five in the United Kingdom and on France 5 in France.

Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction, operation, and staffing of various structures or construction projects--but not ordinary construction products.

Generally containing interviews with designers and project managers, it presents the problems of construction and the methodology or techniques used to overcome obstacles. In some cases (such as the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge and Petronas Towers) this involved the development of new materials or products that are now in general use within the construction industry.

MegaStructures focuses on constructions that are extreme; in the sense that they are the biggest, tallest, longest, or deepest in the world. Alternatively, a project may appear if it had an element of novelty or are a world first (such as Dubai's Palm Islands). This type of project is known as a Megaproject.

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  1. (01/01) U.S.S. Ronald Reagan // Nimitz class supercarrier (Air Date: 09/15/2004)
  2. (01/02) Autobahn // German Autobahns (Air Date: 09/19/2004)
  3. (01/03) Channel Tunnel // Between Coquelles, France and Folkestone, United Kingdom (Air Date: 09/22/2004)
  4. (01/04) Sears Tower // Chicago, Illinois (Air Date: 09/29/2004)
  5. (01/05) Kansai International Airport // Osaka Prefecture, Japan (Air Date: 10/13/2004)
  6. (01/06) Akashi Kaikyo Bridge // Between Kobe and Awaji Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan (Air Date: 10/20/2004)
  7. (01/07) Itaipu Dam // Paraná River, border between Brazil and Paraguay (Air Date: 10/27/2004)
  8. (01/08) Petronas Towers // Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Air Date: 11/10/2004)
  9. (01/09) Inside a Super Casino // Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey (Air Date: 12/01/2004)
  10. (02/01) Golden Gate Bridge // San Francisco, California (Air Date: 03/02/2005)
  11. (02/02) Alcatraz // Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California (Air Date: 03/16/2005)
  12. (02/03) Inside The Pentagon // Arlington, Virginia (Air Date: 04/01/2005)
  13. (02/04) World's Busiest Port // Port of Singapore, Republic of Singapore (Air Date: 05/13/2005)
  14. (02/05) Tau Tona, City Of Gold // World's deepest mining operations in Carletonville, South Africa (Air Date: 05/21/2005)
  15. (02/06) Las Vegas // Special (Air Date: 06/22/2005)
  16. (02/07) Black Gold (Oil Mine) // Syncrude and Shell Canada in oil sands located in Alberta, Canada (Air Date: 07/20/2005)
  17. (02/08) Ekati Diamond Mine (Diamond Diggers) // Canada's first diamond mine, located near Lac de Gras (Air Date: 07/27/2005)
  18. (02/09) Sea Launch // Ocean Odyssey and Sea Launch Commander (Air Date: 08/03/2005)
  19. (02/10) North Sea Wall // Delta Works, Netherlands (Air Date: 08/17/2005)
  20. (02/11) Impossible Islands (Dubai's Palm Island) // Artificial islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Air Date: 09/13/2005)
  21. (02/12) Indy Motor Speedway // Speedway, Indiana (Air Date: 09/13/2005)
  22. (02/13) Super Port (Port of Rotterdam) // The largest port in Europe, Rotterdam, Netherlands (Air Date: 09/20/2005)
  23. (02/14) Mega Plane (Air Force Transport) // C-5 Galaxy (Air Date: 09/20/2005)
  24. (02/15) Hi-tech Prison (North Branch Correctional Institution) // Maryland (Air Date: 09/27/2005)
  25. (02/16) World's Biggest Airliner (Airbus A380) // (Air Date: 10/04/2005)
  26. (02/17) U.S.S. Virginia // Virginia class submarine (Air Date: 10/11/2005)
  27. (02/18) Ultimate Casino // Venetian Hotel Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada (Air Date: 10/18/2005)
  28. (02/19) Ultimate Roller Coaster // Kingda Ka, Jackson Township, New Jersey (Air Date: 10/25/2005)
  29. (02/20) NORAD // North American Aerospace Defense Command, Colorado (Air Date: 10/25/2005)
  30. (02/21) Berlin's Grand Central (Berlin Train Station) // Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Air Date: 11/15/2005)
  31. (02/22) Boston's Big Dig // Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T) in Boston, Massachusetts (Air Date: 11/22/2005)
  32. (02/23) Ultimate Oil Rigs // (Air Date: 12/06/2005)
  33. (02/24) Cosmodrome // Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam, Kazakhstan (Air Date: 12/13/2005)
  34. (02/25) World's Tallest Bridge (Millau Bridge) // Millau Viaduct near Millau, France (Air Date: 12/20/2005)
  35. (02/26) Mega Ship // OOCL Atlanta (Air Date: 12/27/2005)
  36. (03/01) Berlin Wall // (Air Date: 03/14/2006)
  37. (03/02) Impossible Bridges: Greece // Rio-Antirio Bridge, Gulf of Corinth, Greece (Air Date: 05/02/2006)
  38. (03/03) Impossible Bridges: Denmark to Sweden // Oresund Bridge, Copenhagen (DK) to Malmö (SE) (Air Date: 04/18/2006)
  39. (03/04) Hoover Dam // Colorado River, border between Nevada and Arizona (Air Date: 05/16/2006)
  40. (03/05) Inside NCIS // Naval Criminal Investigative Service (Air Date: 05/30/2006)
  41. (03/06) Garbage Mountain // Puente Hills Landfill, Whittier, California (Air Date: 08/01/2006)
  42. Machines of War: Tanks (War Machines: Tanks)
  43. (03/08) Supertanker // Seri Amanah, a LNG carrier (Air Date: 08/31/2006)
  44. Machines of War: Cruise Missile (War Machines: Missiles)
  45. Science of Steel
  46. (03/11) Megafactories: Apache Helicopter // Boeing IDS plant in Mesa, Arizona (Air Date: 09/28/2006 o 10/05/2006)
  47. War Machines: Guns
  48. (03/13) Panama Canal Unlocked // Panama Canal expansion project (Air Date: 10/19/2006)
  49. Science of Brick (Science of Bricks)
  50. Science of Concrete
  51. (03/16) Megafactories: Ferrari // Ferrari S.p.A. factory in Maranello, Italy (Air Date: 12/07/2006)
  52. Money Factory - U.S. Treasury
  53. Impossible Bridges: China // Lupu, Runyang, and Sutong bridges
  54. Ultimate Sub (Super Sub) // USS Texas (Virginia class submarine)
  55. Ice Hotel // Near Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
  56. Rockeaters of Iceland // Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project
  57. Super Pipeline // Gas pipeline from Norway to Great Britain
  58. Deep Sea Drillers
  59. Ultimate Chopper // AgustaWestland EH101
  60. Megafactories: Harley-Davidson
  61. Megafactories: John Deere // Harvester Works in East Moline (Illinois)
  62. Megafactories: Trucks - Peterbilt trucks
  63. Megafactories: Tanks // M1 Abrams
  64. Huge Moves: Colossal Churches - moving churches
  65. Huge Moves: Historic Homes - moving houses
  66. Huge Moves: Massive Machines - lifting a train into the London Underground/lifting a sunken floatplane from a lake bed
  67. Huge Moves: Total Towns - moving floating houses to Victoria, Canada/building houses and moving them to make a new neighbourhood
  68. Future Trains // Maglev train
  69. Building the World // The World (archipelago), Dubai
  70. Dubai's Dream Palace - Burj al-Arab Hotel
  71. Bridge of Mostar
  72. The World's Biggest Shredder
  73. World Trade Center Bahrain
  74. Hawaii Superferry
  75. Queen Mary 2
  76. South Pole Station
  77. Ancient Megastructures :Chartes Cathedral
  78. Ancient Megastructures :Colosseum
  79. Ancient Megastructures :The Great Pyramid
  80. Megafactories: BMW
  81. Megafactories: Corvette
  82. Beijing Water Cube
  83. Deep Earth Drillers, The world's largest geothermal power complex
  84. Deep Ocean Port, Yangshan Port
  85. Shanghai Super Tower, Shanghai World Financial Centre
  86. Ultimate Skyscraper, NYC
  87. The Human Megastructure - A.K.A. Sausage, Melbourne
  88. 747 Breakdown
  89. Bridge Breakdown

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