{television} extreme engineering; millau viaduct (2006)

In an attempt to unknot the tangle of traffic that chokes the Tarn River gorge in France, designers envision a way to open up the confined space by constructing a gigantic bridge to span the 1.3-mile stretch. Around the world, ambitious engineers continue to design modern wonders to revolutionize global industry, and this installment from the popular Discovery Channel series captures one such monumental leap in technology.

ireviewnetflix.com rating: *** After some boring or disappointing episodes, this episode got back to basics and examined the technology of a truly remarkable and revolutionary bridge, both in distance it spans and technology it uses during construction.