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MegaStructures — Storyline

MegaStructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel in the United States and the United Kingdom, Channel 5 in the United Kingdom, France 5 in France, and 7mate in Australia.

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 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. This type of project is known as a Megaproject.

Cast & Crew

MegaStructures — Series Details

MegaStructures — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Super Carrier: USS Ronald Reagan (2004-01-01) — The USS Ronald Reagan is a 4.5 billion dollars Nimitz-class supercarrier. Powered by 2 nuclear reactors, the 1100ft. long vessel is equipped with all the necessary facilities to ho
• E2: Autobahn (2004-09-19) — What began as a racing track, and thanks to Adolf Hitler’s World War II propaganda efforts, the track grew into a sophisticated high-speed road system, linking to almost all the ma
• E3: Channel Tunnel (2004-09-22) — The Channel Tunnel or Euro Tunnel is one of the world’s longest underground rail tunnels, and links England with France. Consisting of two rail tunnels and a small service tunnel i
• E4: Sears Tower (2004-09-29) — For 20 years, the Sears Tower held the record for the world’s tallest building. Completed in 1973, the 110 stories high building is almost half a kilometer tall. And it still holds
• E5: Kansai International Airport (2004-10-13) — Located 5 km off the coast of Osaka, Japan, is the Kansai International Airport. The airport is built entirely on a man-made island, 4 km long and 1 km wide. The only link between
• E6: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (2004-10-20) — In 1955, two ferries sank along the Akashi Strait, Japan, killing 168 children. It led to a 30 year research on designing a bridge that would link the Awaji Island to Kobe; the bri
• E7: Itaipú Dam (2004-10-27) — In the Paraná River of South America, lies the Itaipú Dam. Costing 20 billion dollars, the Itaipú Dam is the world's largest and most powerful hydroelectric power plant. It is a re
• E8: Petronas Towers (2004-11-10) — Designed by Cesar Pelli, the Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world on the date of its completion.

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• E9: Inside a Super Casino (2004-12-01) — Megastructures gets an inside look into the 13-year design and construction of Atlantic City's towering new casino, the Borgata.
• E10: Money Factory (2004-12-31)

Season 2

• E1: Golden Gate Bridge (2005-03-02) — Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.
• E2: Alcatraz (2005-03-16) — In 1906, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 rocked San Francisco. An earthquake of similar or greater proportions is expected to occur in San Francisco again, and soon. The episode tak
• E3: Inside The Pentagon (2005-04-01) — The worst of the worst were sent here—men like Al "Scarface" Capone, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, "The Birdman" Robert Stroud. For 29 years, Alcatraz was a ferocious battle between Ameri
• E4: World's Busiest Port (2005-05-13) — Cameras are taken inside the Pentagon for a rare look at the usual going ons in the Pentagon, and a look at how the important meetings might be conducted. High ranking military off
• E5: Tau Tona – City Of Gold (2005-05-21) — Megastructure takes viewers on an inside look at how the Port of Singapore is able to move a third of the world's trade through the use of shipping and high-tech mega-systems.
• E6: Las Vegas (2005-06-22) — Located near Johannesburg, South Africa, the Tau Tona is a gold mine. The Tau Tona is the main economic life blood of Johannesburg, supplying half the world’s gold needs. It is the
• E7: Black Gold (Oil Mine) (2005-07-20) — .
• E8: Ekati Diamond Mine (Diamond Diggers) (2005-07-27) — Located in Alberta, Canada is the world’s largest known single deposit of oil worth trillions of dollars. However, the oil is trapped in a complex mixture of sand, water and clay,
• E9: Sea Launch (2005-08-03) — Located near Lac De Gras, Canada’s Northwest Territories, lies Canada’s first diamond mine, the Ekati Diamond Mine. The episode examines 3 mega machines utilized in the extraction
• E10: North Sea Wall (2005-08-17) — A historic and present look at Holland's efforts to hold on to their precious land from floods as a result of rising sea levels and climate changes. After a storm in 1916, the Dutc
• E11: The World's Most Extreme Island (Impossible Islands) (2005-09-13) — Megastructure looks at how one of Dubai's greatest engineering marvel came to be. Examining the Palm-Jumeira Island from it's design to it's method of construction, the documentary
• E12: Indy Motor Speedway (2005-09-13) — How engineers created the USS Virginia and commissioned the first of a new class of nuclear submarine in the 1970s, hailed during its lifetime as the world's deadliest vessel
• E13: Port of Rotterdam (Super Port) (2005-09-20) — Spanning 559 acres and host to over 250,000 permanent seats, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the largest seated sporting arena in the world. The Speedway opened its gates in 190
• E14: Mega Plane (Air Force Transport) (2005-09-20) — Megastructure looks at how one of Dubai's greatest engineering marvel came to be. Examining the Palm-Jumeira Island from it's design to it's method of construction, the documentary
• E15: North Branch Correctional Institution (2005-09-27) — The North Branch Correctional Institution (NBCI) will house 2,000 violent criminals. Its security measures are much more than technological marvels they are the features that will
• E16: World's Biggest Airliner (Airbus A380) (2005-10-04) — The episode profiles the C-5 Galaxy, one of the largest aircrafts in the world, and the operations of the crew of the mega-plane. The episode includes a look at how the C-5 Galaxy
• E17: USS Virginia (2005-10-11) — It is the largest passenger plane ever built and it is a 12 billion dollar investment. The episode documents the history of the Airbus A380, from its design concept, its interior f
• E18: Ultimate Casino (2005-10-18) — The Venetian in Las Vegas is the ultimate casino. Dreamed up and owned by Sheldon Adelson, the Venetian replicates the beautiful Venice in Italy. Megastructures looks at how this L
• E19: Ultimate Roller Coaster (2005-10-25) — The episode follows the construction process of the 25 million dollar Kingda Ka Roller Coaster being built by Six Flags. Constructed under secrecy, the 139m tall roller coaster wil
• E20: Norad (Spy Fortress) (2005-11-08) — Examining construction of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in the Colorado mountains. Including the technical challenges it presented.
• E21: Berlin's Grand Central (Berlin Train Terminal) (2005-11-15) — Berlin’s new train terminal is designed to be constructed almost entirely out of glass and is being rushed to completion before the World Cup 2006, when millions of soccer fans wil
• E22: Boston's Big Dig (2005-11-22) — 'National Geographic Channel MegaStructures' takes a look at the construction history of Boston Big Dig project. Costing almost 15 billion dollars and taking almost 20 yrs to compl
• E23: Ultimate Oil Rigs (2005-12-06) — The dwindling energy supplies have forced oil companies to set up their oil rigs in some of the harshest environments on the globe. Ultimate Oil Rigs introduces viewers to the Nobl
• E24: Baikonur Cosmodrome (2005-12-13) — Explore the Baikonur Cosmodrome, crown jewel of Russia's space program. Trace the glorious history of this megacomplex from the landmark launches of Sputnik and the first cosmonaut
• E25: Inside Grand Central (2005-12-08) — Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter and intercity railroad terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in M
• E26: World's Tallest Bridge (Millau Bridge) (2005-12-20) — It is the world’s tallest bridge, at 343 m tall at its highest pillar, the Millau Viaduct in Southern France is almost a third taller than any other bridge in the world. A freeway
• E27: Mega Ship (2005-12-27) — The episodes documents the 134,000 ton Mega Ship's voyage through the pirate infested waters of the Singapore and Malacca Straits carrying millions of dollars of precious cargo. Fr
• E28: Deep Sea Drillers (2005-12-31)

Season 3

• E1: Berlin Wall (2006-03-14) — A history of the Berlin Wall, the “wall of shame” that divided East and West Germany from 1961 to 1989. The hour chronicles escape attempts and how East German authorities responde
• E2: Impossible bridges: Denmark to Sweden (2006-04-18) — The Oresund, spanning 10 miles in length, is the longest bridge in the world. The bridge links countries Denmark and Sweden, and Megastructures chronicles the history in it's desig
• E3: Impossible Bridges: Greece (2006-05-02) — Megastructures chronicles the design and construction of Greece's Rion-Antirion Bridge. The bridges is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world and spans over the straits of Co
• E4: Apache Helicopter (2006-05-13)
• E5: Hoover Dam (2006-05-16) — Explore the US Treasury's impenetrable subterranean vaults housing monster money-making machines that churn out billions of dollars. See the army of protectors that ensure the worl
• E6: Inside NCIS (2006-05-30) — The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the United States Department of the Navy's primary law enforcement agency.

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• E7: Impossible Bridges:China (2006-07-11) — Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, Runyang Bridge in Jiangsu Province, and Sutong Bridge near Suzhou
• E8: Garbage Mountain (2006-08-01) — The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the United States Department of the Navy's primary law enforcement agency.

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• E9: Ice Hotel (2006-08-01) — 10,000 tons of crystal clear ice and 30,000 tons of pure snow are needed to build the Ice Hotel in Sweden every year. The hotel accommodates over 100 guests and every bedroom is un
• E10: Machines of War: Tanks (2006-08-17)
• E11: Supertanker (2006-08-31) — No summary currently.
• E12: Machines of War: Missiles (2006-09-07) — Uncovering the secrets behind the engineering and designs of the supertankers in one of the largest shipyards in the world. And discovering the technology, power and science of the
• E13: How it's built: Steel (2006-09-21) — Track the flight of a Tomahawk cruise missile from launch to target and discover the technology that makes the missile the ultimate surgical attack weapon.
• E14: Machines of War: Guns (2006-10-12) — It's man made and one of the strongest materials on earth. Explore the science behind steel and the innovations it has made possible — from the Brooklyn Bridge to the tools for me
• E15: Panama Canal Unlocked (2006-10-19) — Megastructures examines the mega-machines used to run the Panama Canal and uncovers the canal's five-billion dollar project for it's expansion.
• E16: Science of Bricks (2006-11-02) — Brick: They are an essential building block of civilization. They are one of the worlds first building materials and today they continue to create structures that amaze us. From pa
• E17: Science of Concrete (2006-11-14) — Concrete: It is the most widely used building material on earth. It was a building block of the Roman Empire and is a material of choice for a new generation of gravity-defying sky
• E18: Megafactories Ferrari (2006-12-07) — In this episode, one of the world's most famous sports car, the Ferrari, is featured. From it's design stage to it's completion stage, viewers get to witness some of the manufactur
• E19: Ultimate Structures: Super Pipeline (2006-12-18)
• E20: Rockeaters of Iceland (2006-12-31)

Season 4

• E1: Ultimate Structures: Super Copter (2007-05-17)
• E2: Dubai's Dream Palace (Worlds Tallest Hotel) (2007-07-09) — Megastructures heads to the tiny desert kingdom of Dubai to explore the remarkable engineering behind the seven-star Burj Al-Arab Hotel. Five years in the making, this striking bui
• E3: Smart Tunnel (2007-07-14)
• E4: Queen Mary 2 (2007-07-16) — Megastructures will take you on a voyage through the largest ocean liner ever built, from the cutting of the first steel panel to the installation of the iconic red and black funne
• E5: Hawaii Superferry (2008-08-26)
• E6: South Pole Station (2007-11-06) — Welcome to the South Pole, one of the most isolated places on the planet. For decades, the South Pole has been a haven for astronomy, climatology, and other science fields. Now, ne
• E8: Episode 8 (2008-05-20)
• E9: Deep Ocean Port (China's Ultimate Port) (2008-05-27) — In 2002 Chinese engineers and workers tackled one of the biggest construction projects on earth. Thirty kilometers out to sea in the middle of the ocean is the location for Yangsha
• E10: Episode 10 (2008-05-29)
• E11: The World's Biggest Cruiseliner (2008-06-04) — Looks at the technological designs and construction of the huge cruiseliner "Freedom of the Seas".
• E12: Beijing Olympic Stadium (2008-08-05)
• E13: Episode 13
• E14: Episode 14
• E15: Future Trains (2012-02-07)
• E16: Building the World (2007-07-23) — The engineering, design and construction of a man-made archipelago, built in the shape of a world map, just off the coast off Dubai, the project of ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
• E17: Episode 17
• E18: Building Green Beijing — Embarking on a quest to design and build a meeting place for athletes and their families at the Games, the designers of the Olympic Rendezvous must come up with a design that genui
• E19: Atom Smasher (2008-07-31)
• E20: Megabridges: China — Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, Runyang Bridge in Jiangsu Province, and Sutong Bridge near Suzhou.
• E21: Ultimate Structures: Super Sub
• E22: Sun Engine
• E23: Super Pipeline
• E24: Hawaii Superferry (2007-08-26)
• E25: Extreme Alaska — Building Extreme Alaska is about how nature engineered and built America's most rugged state, rock by rock. The State of Alaska is a vast and powerful natural structure forged over
• E26: World Trade Center Bahrain
• E27: The World's Biggest Shredder
• E28: Impossible Hotels: Dubai — Looks at the design, engineering and construction of the luxury Burj Al-Arab Hotel, built of the coast of Dubai.
• E31: Building Green Beijing (2011-11-30)
• E107: Episode 107 (2008-05-16)

Season 5

• E1: Beijing Water Cube (2008-05-13)
• E2: Bridge Breakdown (2008-05-15) — A historic bridge is being taken down and recycled, but the demolition team faces challenges while doing it.
• E3: 747 Destruction (2008-05-16)
• E4: Shanghai Super Tower (2008-05-20) — The design and construction of the Shanghai World Financial Centre which, at 101 floors high, will be China's tallest structure.
• E5: China's Ultimate Port (2008-05-27)
• E6: Sinking an Aircraft Carrier (2008-05-29) — Looks at the technological designs and construction of the huge cruiseliner "Freedom of the Seas".
• E7: The World's Biggest Cruise Liner (2008-06-04) — The renovated California Academy of Sciences – the world's largest green public building – emerges from the landscape of Golden Gate Park. Viewed from the air, the undulating livin
• E8: World's Biggest Casino (2008-06-17)
• E9: Icelandic Super Dam (2008-06-18) — This episode looks at the Karahnjukar Hydroelectric Project in Iceland – an audacious engineering feat that includes the building of Europe's highest dam, the drilling of 30-mile-l
• E10: Beijing Olympic Stadium (2008-08-05)
• E12: Deep Earth Drillers (2008-12-20) — Mega Green Tech is in search of geothermal power.
• E14: World Trade Center Bahrain
• E15: Atom Smasher (2008-01-08) — The Large Hadron Collider is a titan of science. Built on an unsurpassed scale, scientists aim to capture the smallest particles in the universe.
• E21: South Pole Station (2008-01-09)
• E22: The World's Biggest Cruiseliner (2008-06-04) — Looks at the technological designs and construction of the huge cruiseliner "Freedom of the Seas".
• E24: Impossible Build (2008-09-03) — The renovated California Academy of Sciences – the world's largest green public building – emerges from the landscape of Golden Gate Park. Viewed from the air, the undulating livin
• E25: World Trade Center Bahrain (2009-01-03)
• E31: Grand Canyon Skywalk (2009-02-28)
• E32: Ultimate Skyscraper (2000-01-09)

Season 6

• E1: Miami Super Stadium (2009-01-13) — The Orange Bowl, home to the Miami Dolphins for 21 seasons and host of five Super Bowls is about to be demolished. It’s a monster breakdown job, with a monster deadline: in just fo
• E2: Soviet Doomsday Sub (2009-03-08) — Perched 4,000 feet above the Colorado River on the very edge of the Grand Canyon is one of the most recent and innovative engineering marvels of our time. The Grand Canyon Skywalk,
• E3: Grand Canyon Skywalk (2009-03-03) — In the extreme Russian north a team of engineers are ready to dismantle a Typhoon-class submarine – the world's largest nuclear submarine. In its heyday, this monster sub was a ter
• E4: Train Wreck (2009-03-24) — Railroads are the backbone of American industry. 170,000 miles of track crisscross the country from coast to coast, moving two quadrillion tons of freight every year. But nothing l
• E5: Train Wreck (2009-03-24) — Three teams of engineers are locked in a race to harness what may be the most powerful form of green energy: swift tidal currents and battering waves, the power of the oceans. Each
• E6: Electric Ocean (2009-03-31) — The only purpose-built "flying crane" in existence, the Air-Crane heavy lift-helicopter is the most powerful helicopter workhorse in the world. It does extra-heavy, brute-force wor
• E7: Extreme Helicopter (2009-06-16) — Breaking through over 40 feet of ice demands a vessel of incredible power. That's where the Icebreaker comes into its own. These behemoths keep the world's shipping lanes open duri
• E8: Icebreaker (2009-06-23) — This installment follows the demolition of a 40-year-old rocket launch tower at Cape Canaveral. This tough, 90m high structure represents a massive logistical challenge for a famil
• E9: Super Sky Tram (2009-12-27) — For over 40 years the Big Red Box at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, carried skiers, hikers, paragliders and sightseers up to the 3,400-metre summit of Rendezvous Mountain. But nothing last
• E10: John Deere (2009-09-03)
• E11: Skyscraper (2009-10-01)
• E12: The World's Tallest TV Tower (2009-12-10)
• E13: Super Sky Tram (2009-12-27) — For over 40 years the Big Red Box at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, carried skiers, hikers, paragliders and sightseers up to the 3,400-metre summit of Rendezvous Mountain. But nothing last
• E17: Megabridges Greece (2009-08-27)
• E18: John Deere (2009-09-03)
• E19: Skyscraper (2009-10-01)
• E20: The World's Tallest TV Tower (2009-12-10)
• E23: Rocket Launch Demolition (2009-08-19) — This installment follows the demolition of a 40-year-old rocket launch tower at Cape Canaveral. This tough, 90m high structure represents a massive logistical challenge for a famil

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does MegaStructures have? 9 season(s) with 159 episodes.

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