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Modern Marvels: Building the Brooklyn Bridge (S2, E20) | Full Episode

2023-01-14 Entertainment
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It was an engineering feat of almost miraculous proportions and a design of spectacular elegance. Rare photographs and behind-the-scenes stories recall the politics, the struggles. See more in Season 2, Episode 20, "Brooklyn Bridge." Love Modern Marvels? Stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at http://history.com/schedule. #ModernMarvels Subscribe for more from Modern Marvels and other great The HISTORY Channel shows: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYT Find out more about the show on our site: https://www.history.com/shows/modern-marvels Check out exclusive The HISTORY Channel content: History Newsletter - https://histv.co/newsletter Website - https://histv.co/History Facebook - https://histv.co/Facebook TikTok - http://bit.ly/4kZKjXi The HISTORY® Channel, a division of A+E Networks, is the premier destination for historical storytelling. From best-in-class documentary events, to a signature slate of industry leading nonfiction series and premium fact-based scripted programming, The HISTORY® Channel serves as the most trustworthy source of informational entertainment in media. The HISTORY® channel has been named the #1 U.S. TV network in buzz for seven consecutive years by YouGov BrandIndex, and a top favorite TV network by Beta Research Corporation. For a deeper dive, visit history.com or follow @HISTORY on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. For additional press materials visit the A+E Networks Press Center at http://press.aenetworks.com.

Top Comments (10)

@HISTORY 2022-12-23

Love Modern Marvels? Stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at http://history.com/schedule.

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@justinlegend8800 2023-11-05

Original air date June, 30th 1996. The world has changed so much since some of these older Modern Marvels episodes.

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@Woody_Florida 2023-01-15

I have this on DVD and I still will watch it as I go to sleep tonight. I do wish there were straight history shows like this today.

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@johnduffy532 2023-10-10

The perseverance of Roebling and Emily and all of the engineers will resonate with me forever.

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@MakeItWithCalvin 2023-01-15

That OG Modern Marvels intro hit me in the feels! Keep posting the oldies please!

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@Marimarr59 2023-01-14

Been across this bridge thousands of time growing up...and i never knew anything about how it was build...extraordinary!

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@JazznRealHipHop 2023-01-22

What do you call a friendly bridge designer? A Civil Engineer 🥁

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@MrJarckle7378 2023-03-19

This was always my favorite episode of modern marvels,shame that they don't show these episodes anymore and I'm glad it's available again.

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@timstewart9026 2023-01-25

As a young child in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first structure that truly impressed me, I'm 65 now and I still think it one of, if not the most, beautiful bridges in the world.

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@drock5404 2023-01-15

I drove across the Roebling suspension bridge in Cincinnati today. The little Brooklyn Bridge

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