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An unstable shoreline and wild San Francisco Bay challenge the engineers of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge is the engineering wonder of its time.
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The construction of the Panama Canal opened up trade and changed the world.
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San Francisco's Oakland Bay Bridge features a unique double suspension.
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The creation of a canal turns Massachusetts' Cape Cod into an island.
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The butcher's craft is a fusion of knives and technology, old world skills and modern day tools.
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The oldest flag manufacturer; the last US athletic shoe factory; strange alternative transportation.
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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel stretches 17 miles connecting Virginia's easternmost landmass.
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Bridges play a key role in the human quest to connect and unify.
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One of the longest suspension bridges in the world connects upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan.
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The 1,522-mile-long Alaskan Highway takes 11,000 soldiers to build.
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The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge's main span is 50 percent longer than that of the Golden Gate.
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The Erie Canal is responsible for making New York City a commercial capital.
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During the 19th century, transcontinental railroads link California to the East.
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Two ribbons of concrete span a body of water in Louisiana, forming a bridge.
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Communists erect the wall to stop the flow of refugees to the West.
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Skyscrapers; Empire State Building; Sears Tower; World Trade Center.
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The art deco Chrysler Building stands out in the New York skyline.
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Data lines; power; plumbing; photovoltaics; conserving energy.
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The butcher's craft is a fusion of knives and technology, old world skills and modern day tools.
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