The Hidden Engineering of Floating Bridges

An engineering tour of Washington's floating concrete highways There aren’t that many permanent floating bridges around the globe, but they're full of creative solutions and unexpected stories. Practical Engineering is a YouTube channel about infrastructure and the human-made world around us. It is...

18 min - Engineering & Megastructures - Practical Engineering

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